New Research

Evidence-free policy making? The case of income management

22 May 2012This paper argues that current evidence fails to support the extension of income management.

Eating disorder features in indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian peoples

22 May 2012Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are well known to have higher risk for a range of disorders related to poor nutrition, namely a diet high in refined carbohydrates and saturated fats.

Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services report number five: October 2011 to March 2012

07 May 2012This report examines the development and delivery of government services in specified remote Indigenous communities.

Diamonds, pearls and Kimberley girls

Diamonds, pearls and Kimberley girls

03 May 2012The mining industry is shaping notions of what this land is good for and the national narrative is becoming dominated by dirty fuels and brute strength, but the Kimberley thrives on sweetness, beauty and decoration.

Opening doors through partnerships

Opening doors through partnerships

03 May 2012This report profiles the experience of nine different partnerships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations, and mainstream non-government and government service providers.

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Education

Indigenous policy

Commentary

Place based and place paced public policy

24 May 2012Policy designed in isolation from the context into which it is to be delivered can lead to ineffective outcomes argues Allen Consulting Group's Les Trudzik.

Race matters: changing the Australian Constitution

11 May 2012Proposed constitutional changes must be put in terms that promote consensus, argues Russell McGregor

Disability in Indigenous communities; addressing the disadvantage

08 May 2012First Peoples Disability Network is helping create a strong voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander's with disabilities, writes Damian Griffis the ABC Ramp Up.

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Topic Guides

NBN: guide for consumers

  • Australian Communications Consumer Action Network & Internet Society Australia

21 March 2012Developed 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.

A guide to understanding and working with General Practice in NSW

  • Carla Saunders, Laura Tierney
  • General Practice NSW

20 May 2011Providing an outline of general practice, this resource considers its uniformity and diversity; its funding arrangements, service delivery, workforce, training, capacity and supporting structures.

Working with Aboriginal people and communities: A practical resource

23 April 2009This practice resource is a guide for all Community Services and relevant non-government organisation (NGO) staff, particularly field staff. 

Audio

Delivering health services to remote places

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20 February 2012The 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.

NT local government voting system 'perverse'

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21 July 2011 The Northern Territory has been advised to change its system for electing local governments before elections are held in March next year.

Indigenous health

Social demography of alcohol-related harm to children in Australia

14 May 2012Alcohol is widely used, not always responsibly, and mainly in 'leisure time'. For families with children, most 'leisure time' is also 'family time', and young children can be exposed to harmful levels of drinking.

Translational research and the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

04 May 2012Access to the best, up-to-date knowledge and information is being increasingly recognised as crucial to ‘bridging the gap between what is known and what is actually being done’ in health.

Video

Not sorry enough

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22 November 2011What 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.

Innovative Indigenous policy

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04 November 2011Professor Ian Anderson, Foundation Chair in Indigenous Health at the University of Melbourne, comments on some of the countries most pervasive issues of Indigenous inequality and disadvantage.

Housing

Pathways into and within social housing

Pathways into and within social housing

23 May 2012This project developed a better understanding of the various ways by which people in different places and with different abilities, desires and needs, access social and affordable housing.

Homelessness research conference 2012 papers

09 May 2012The report, conference papers and audio files from the April 2012 Homelessness Research Conference co-hosted by AHURI and RMIT University are available to download.

Websites

Australian Social Policy Association (ASPA)

18 July 2011Established to promote debate and to increase understanding of social policy in Australia, the ASPA enables productive collaborations between those working and researching in social policy locally, across the Asia-Pacific region and internationally.

The Lowitja Institute

04 March 2011The Lowitja Institute is Australia's National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research.

Indigenous Human Rights Network Australia

12 April 2010IHRNA is a network of people who advocate and promote the awareness of indigenous human rights in Australia.

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Books

Indifferent Inclusion Aboriginal people and the Australian Nation

Indifferent Inclusion Aboriginal people and the Australian Nation

  • Russell McGregor
  • Aboriginal Studies Press
“Russell McGregor is one of the foremost scholars in the field of Aboriginal history. The very title of the book breaks new ground because of the questions implicit in its approach…his perspective is genuinely fresh and insightful.” — Historian Mark McKenna
Belonging Together Dealing with the politics of disenchantment in Australian Indigenous Policy

Belonging Together Dealing with the politics of disenchantment in Australian Indigenous Policy

  • Patrick Sullivan
  • Aboriginal Studies Press
Belonging Together describes current Indigenous affairs policy in Australia, concentrating on the period since the end of ATSIC in 2004. It provides a unique overview of the trajectory of current policy, with Sullivan advancing a new consolidated approach to Indigenous policy, moving beyond the debate over self-determination and assimilation.

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Topic Guides

NBN: guide for consumers

  • Australian Communications Consumer Action Network & Internet Society Australia

21 March 2012Developed 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.

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