This paper compares the level and source of income for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians using data from the 2011 wave of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. Three sources of income are considered: wages and salaries; government benefits; and income from businesses, investments and other private transfers. Consistent with many previous...

This paper examines changes in Indigenous employment, income and housing costs to identify any localised ‘resource curse’ for Indigenous communities and the Australian population at large.

This paper examines changes in the nature of labour market outcomes for Indigenous Australians.

This paper shows that failure to clearly focus on employment beyond Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) can lead to misleading conclusions about employment growth and the effectiveness of government policy aimed at increasing non-CDEP employment.