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Reducing perinatal mortality among Indigenous babies in Queensland: should the first priority be better primary health care or better access to hospital care during confinement?

30 May 2005

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Tricia Johnston, Michael Coory

Australia and New Zealand Health Policy

The perinatal mortality rate among Indigenous Australians is still double that of the rest of the community. In this study Trisha Johnston and Michael Coory set out to estimate the extent to which increased risk of low birthweight and preterm birth among Indigenous babies in...

Report

Lessons from the Tiwi Islands: the need for radical improvement in remote Aboriginal communities

24 May 2005

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John Cleary

Centre for Independent Studies

John Cleary, former Tasmanian MP and minister, served three years as chief executive officer of the Tiwi Islands remote Aboriginal community. He has drawn on this experience to outline the need for change across all areas in remote Aboriginal communities: health, housing, education, employment and...

Report

The health status of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

12 May 2005

164

Alison Booth, Nick Carroll

Centre for Economic Policy Research

Alison Booth and Nick Carroll use unique survey data to examine the determinants of self-assessed health of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. They explore the degree to which differences in health are due to differences in socio-economic factors, and examine the sensitivity of our results to...



Report

International human rights law and the recognition of Aboriginal customary law

5 May 2005

609

Megan Davis, Hannah McGlade

Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law

In this paper for the for Western Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry into Aboriginal customary law, Megan Davis and Hannah McGlade examine the Australian government's reluctance to recognise Aboriginal law and the potential benefit of Aboriginal law to marginalised Aboriginal communities. They look at international...

Report

Indigenous job search success

24 May 2005

17

Matthew Gray, Boyd Hunter

Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

One important and under-researched aspect of labour market policy is the extent to which policy interventions are effective in modifying job search behaviour. Furthermore, there is little extant research on whether certain job search behaviours lead to labour market success. Matthew Gray and Boyd Hunter's...

Report

Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights

30 May 2005

91

Megan Davis

Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law

In this paper Megan Davis draws on the objectives of one of the four National Strategies in the Roadmap for Reconciliation, 'Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Rights'. She provides an overview of the framework of human rights, relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders...



Report

Report on government services 2005: Indigenous compendium

13 May 2005

13

Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision

Productivity Commission

Produced by the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, this new report contains all indigenous data reported in the Report on Government Services 2005 .

Released May 2005