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Posted this week

20 May 2013 | This paper examines the regulatory and non-regulatory institutions that frame the entrance to co-management arrangements of national parks and other protected areas by governments and Indigenous people

30 March 2013 | This paper presents the results of a qualitative research project aimed to better understand the key elements of promising bicultural practice in the Northern Territory children and families sector.

09 May 2013 | Agreements between the mining industry and Indigenous people are not creating sustainable economic futures for Indigenous people, according to this book which examines three mining agreements in north Australia.

13 May 2013 | This study found that Community Land Trust models have the potential to enhance tenure choices for Indigenous households in Australia provided a range of issues are addressed, including facilitating suitable leasehold arrangements, safeguarding Indigenous land tenure and providing adequate public subsidies.

26 April 2013 | This ACIL Allen Consulting's report was jointly commissioned by the Australian and Northern Territory Governments. The project involved surveying tenants in remote Indigenous communities to better understand the impact of property and tenancy management reforms on residents.

09 May 2013 | The eighth in a series of community aged care research to practice briefings, this resource aims to guide practitioners and organisations in providing culturally appropriate services to older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through reflection; knowledge; understanding and respect.

06 May 2013 | The aim of this paper is to provide an updated description of the level of participation of Indigenous children in early childhood education, as well as an analysis of the differences in outcomes between those children who do and do not attend.

01 May 2013 | This paper recommends a rapid increase in services and programs, including mental health, employment, drug and alcohol, and education, to address the underlying causes of young people’s offending behaviour.

01 May 2013 | This report presents the results of a study on the quality of Indigenous identification in administrative records of hospitalisations in public hospitals in Australia.

28 February 2013 | This paper provides information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, the context of Indigenous health, various measures of population health status, selected health conditions, and health risk factors.

30 April 2013 | This paper provides an overviewyoung people that were under juvenile justice supervision in 2011-12, breaking down the number  who were supervised in the community and those in detention. It also provides Indigenous rates.

29 April 2013 | This paper, derived from Australian Bureau of Statistics Census data, describes the population, employment and other trends of 13 regional areas in NSW outside Sydney.

24 April 2013 | The paper argues that any attempt to develop a single measure of Indigenous service populations for all services at a place is likely to meet only limited success.

19 April 2013 | This report, produced by the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (SCRGSP) contains all Indigenous data reported in the Report on Government Services 2013.

18 April 2013 | An evaluation of the six demonstration projects funded by the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health over three years aimed at improving the sexual health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.

18 May 2013 | Tim Rowse’s new book shows the strengths of an evidence-based approach to Indigenous policy

07 May 2013 | Mike Smith has produced a major new account of Australia’s desert archaeology

04 March 2013 | The new era in Treaty politics will not go away anytime soon unless the advances are strongly challenged by the government on behalf of the New Zealand public.

21 March 2012 | Developed by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) and the Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) and now updated for 2012, this guide is designed to offer all Australians information about the National Broadband Network.
20 May 2011 | Providing an outline of general practice, this resource considers its uniformity and diversity; its funding arrangements, service delivery, workforce, training, capacity and supporting structures.
12 July 2010 | This free online course consists of five self directed learning modules with a focus on allied health, however much of the content is generic to all health professionals working with Indigenous people.
08 March 2013 | Sarah Marland is a human rights campaigner, researcher and author.

What are the short-term and long-term goals Indigenous Australians are setting for their communities, and who will be leading the way? Karla Grant leads a panel of Kim Hill, Linda Burney, Tania Major and Robbie Thorpe through these contentious questions.
On this special Sunday evening presentation, Paul Keating joined Robert Manne for a conversational marathon, coinciding with the publication of his post-prime ministerial speeches.
04 April 2013 | Goma APT7: How artists can connect with their communities to shape cultural identity?

20 February 2012 | The Rural Doctors Association has put forward a long list of policy changes it would like to see to attract more doctors to Australia's isolated towns and communities.
08 December 2011 | This program looks at number of projects aiming to improve access to communication - be it the use of telephones in East Timor or Internet access in the remote interior of Australia.