In collaboration with biological scientists at Northern Territory University and Bawinaga Aboriginal Corporation in central Arnhem Land, Jon Altman aims to generate creative ideas about development futures for Aboriginal people living on Aboriginal land. By broadening the notion of economy and development to include the customary economy, the hybrid economy model includes important Indigenous contributions...

In a paper prepared for the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment and Training's Taskforce on Teacher Quality & Educational Leadership, Lawrence Ingvarson discusses what we mean by "good teaching" and considers what a national standards framework would include and how it would operate. He argues that no existing body has the capacity, or the acceptability...

In Rural Housing, Regional Development and Policy Integration: An Evaluation of Alternative Policy Responses to Regional Disadvantage, Jean Hillier, Colleen Fisher and Matthew Tonts report on evidence which suggests that there is a link between suitable housing infrastructure and well-being of rural people. Despite this link, there is paucity of research in this area. This...

This paper examines the issue of delays in relation to the Local, District and Supreme Courts of NSW. Delay has been a long-standing concern to the courts and successive NSW Governments. The operation of an efficient and effective court system is crucial to the administration of justice and delays are a significant obstacle to achieving...

This paper was presented at the 4th Doing Business with Aboriginal Communities Conference held in Alice Springs in February 1998. Conference presentations covered a great deal of material on Indigenous, governmental and industry perspectives on doing business with Aboriginal communities. These included a number of empirical best practice case studies; perspectives of native title tribunal...