“…The results confirmed low levels of demand and low levels of interest in Australia's Indigenous tourism product, and thus the study's recommendations echoed the sentiments of Altman (1989), warning that tourism should not be viewed as a panacea for disadvantaged Indigenous communities and/or individuals. Certainly, the issue of demand for Indigenous tourism in Australia has been a focus of the academic research undertaken in Australia (Beck & Somerville, 2002;James, 2007;Galliford, 2010;Ruhanen et al, 2015aRuhanen et al, , 2015bRyan & Huyton, 2000a, 2000b, while other researchers have sought to explore supply-side explanations for the issues confronting the sector (Buultjens, Brereton, et al, 2010;Clark, 2002a;Kirkpatrick, 2001;Leader-Elliott, 2002;Mulvaney & Jones, 2002;Nursey-Bray & Rist, 2009;Richards, 2004;Waitt, Figueroa, & McGee, 2007;Wearing & Huyskens, 2001).…”