Under the Council of Australian Governments' Reconciliation Framework, a new way of doing business in partnership with Indigenous communities is being trialled in ten Indigenous communities across Australia including the Indigenous community in the ACT, under the Indigenous Community Co-ordination Pilots. An Indigenous school is a viable option for consideration in the context of the...

This paper traces the development of the first private company set up by Aboriginal people in Western Australia. It aims to draw out structural elements of early organisations that can shed light on contemporary Indigenous organisations set up to harness economic and social development from major mines in the Pilbara region. The paper raises questions...

Significant work is being undertaken to develop the capacity of Indigenous communities to govern their own services and adult literacy is clearly seen as a major factor in the participation of Indigenous people in community development and the capacity building processes. Yet little research on adult literacy practices and competence in remote Indigenous communities has...

This report outlines efforts by Kaanju families to develop a comprehensive framework for the management of traditional lands and their associated resources on Kaanju homelands. Based at the Chuula homeland camp on the upper Wenlock River in central Cape York, Kaanju people are attempting to move beyond involvement as mere partners or stakeholders in land...

This study was commissioned by the partners to the Council of Australian Governments' Indigenous Communities Coordination Pilot trial focused on the Thamarrurr region. The study addresses the issue of how and whether current social and economic conditions in remote regions can be quantified for the purpose of establishing a baseline against which the impacts of...