This report investigates the implications of hearing impairment among the Indigenous prisoners in Northern Territory Correctional Services. The results of the study found significant hearing loss among Indigenous prisoners, contributing to a breakdown of communication between inmates and prison officers. There is further discussion about the implications of hearing loss for correctional services and recommendations...

Racism has major adverse impacts on the health of Indigenous Australians, and significantly hinders their access to effective health care. This paper aims to highlight the scope and ramifications of racism on health and health care of Indigenous Australians, and suggest approaches for minimising racism’s adverse health impacts. Most of racism’s negative effects on Indigenous...

This review provides an overview of health issues facing the Indigenous offender population, including some of the social and historical factors relevant to Indigenous health and incarceration. In doing so, it is important to first understand how Indigenous people conceptualise health. Health as it is understood in western society is a fairly discrete category, which...

Australia’s school children are in danger of not getting what they need to support development of critical skills in information and reading literacy according to this survey. The survey aims to build an accurate snapshot of all school libraries in Australia by gathering useable and ongoing data about collections, resource levels, budgets and personnel. This...

This survey asks participants about their qualifications, their role ( what they do); and professional development activities. It is part of the The Australian School Libraries Research Project. The purpose of this study is two-fold: to gain a snapshot of the state of school libraries in Australia and to examine the roles and qualifications of...