Native Title
Discussion paper
Gender and generation in native title
While gender and age are often noted as being important dimensions of Indigenous leadership and governance, they have rarely been examined in detail. This paper focuses specifically on the gender and age of directors on the boards of prescribed bodies corporate (PBCs), the corporations established to hold and/or manage native title rights and interests.
Journal article
Native title contestation in Western Australia's Pilbara region
The rights afforded to Indigenous Australians under the Native Title Act 1993 are very limited and allow for undue coercion by corporate interests, argues this paper.
Discussion paper
Review of the Native Title Act 1993 (DP 82)
This Discussion Paper is the second consultation document in the ALRC's review of the Native Title Act. This Inquiry into the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) focuses on the legal requirements for recognising native title rights and interests and proving connection; the nature and content (scope) of native title rights and interests; the legal processes...
Discussion paper
In the native title 'hot tub': expert conferences and concurrent expert evidence in native title
In the native title 'hot tub' outlines the history and development of expert conferencing and expert concurrent evidence in Australia, including in the Federal Court. These approaches to expert evidence are a major development of the last decade, greatly reducing the hearing time of native title proceedings and the costs to the parties involved. The...
Working paper
Engaging Indigenous economy: a selected annotated bibliography of Jon Altman’s writings 1979‒2014
This annotated bibliography aims to summarise many of the themes to which Jon Altman, foundation director of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, has dedicated his career to date.