02 February 2012Strengthening the organisational capacity of both Indigenous and government organisations is critical to raising the health, wellbeing and prosperity of Indigenous Australian communities.
30 January 2012Current multiparty support has created a historic opportunity to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of Australia, to affirm their full and equal citizenship, and to remove the last vestiges of racial discrimination from the Constitution.
23 January 2012There has been much discussion in both the media and political debate in recent times about the substantial and rising costs to the Australian Government of intercepting, detaining and processing asylum seekers arriving by boat.
20 January 2012This report contains comprehensive information on state and territory child protection and support services, and the characteristics of Australian children within the child protection system.
10 January 2012This interview discusses sibling sexual assault, the treatment for children and young people with sexually abusive behaviour, family-based therapy, the role of shame for perpetrators, and the impact on parents.
02 February 2012Sexual violence against men and boys is a pervasive feature of armed conflicts. This paper provides commentary, recent data, and promising programming and therapeutic approaches in the care and support of male survivors.
02 February 2012The kit provides the tools and knowledge teachers need to deliver engaging classes for VCE Legal Studies. It uses real case studies, with names and some details changed.
31 January 2012This paper assesses whether the philosophy of the Young Offenders Act (YOA) is being adhered to in respect to the nature of offences being diverted and the use of the hierarchical approach to sanctioning.
02 February 2012A recent study in the Lancet by the Guttmacher Institute and the W.H.O shows that overall abortion rates have stalled, writes Mina Barling for the Drum.
09 November 2010This Guide highlights current consumer rights and protections in place in the communications industry in Australia and the debate around them.
22 August 2011Aiming to assist women who have experienced human rights violations, and been failed by processes in Australia, this guide can be used to seek redress from international complaint mechanisms.
06 December 2010This Guide deals with the licensing of government copyright materials for distribution and reuse under Creative Commons (CC) 3.0 Australia licences.
25 January 2012Social scientists Assoc Prof Fiona Haines and Prof Nancy Reichman discuss the myths and implications behind authorities’ implementation of regulations, particularly in the wake of a disaster. With host Jennifer Cook.
08 December 2011This 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.
24 January 2012This statement accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the provisions in the model Work Health and Safety Regulations.
02 December 2011Raimond Gaita gives The Herbert & Valmae Freilich Foundation Annual Lecture in Bigotry and Intolerance 2011 at The Australian National University on 10 November 2011.
31 January 2012This paper compares police-referred youth justice conferences (YJCs), court referred YJCs and Children’s Court matters on the time to finalisation, and assess the contribution of index offence- and/or offender-related characteristics as potential confounders.
03 January 2012Providing a platform for the best in aid and development analysis, The Development Policy blog focuses on Australia, the Pacific and Asia.
30 September 2011This website and campaign will gather and publicise positive stories about older people, using them to remind the public of the varied and important ways older people contribute to Australian society.
"...an indispensible book...excellent practical guide to the art of effective oral communication"
from the Foreword by Malcolm Hazell CVO AM, former Official Secretary to the Governor-General
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
The National Human Rights Online Consultation on Open Forum will run from 19 May until 26 June 2009, providing an extended opportunity for the Australian community to share their views about which rights and responsibilities matter to us as a society,
09 November 2010This Guide highlights current consumer rights and protections in place in the communications industry in Australia and the debate around them.
Commentary
Unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions
02 February 2012A recent study in the Lancet by the Guttmacher Institute and the W.H.O shows that overall abortion rates have stalled, writes Mina Barling for the Drum.
Too tolerant of ugly racism
31 January 2012Rejecting discrimination in the constitution empower us all, writes Patrick Dodson for the National Times.
What's data got to do with it? Reassessing the NT intervention
25 January 2012Income management should be one of the easier programs to measure writes Eva Cox for The Conversation.