Aboriginal people (Australia)
Alternative labels
Aboriginal Australians
Report
Operationalising Aboriginal land and sea management
This report describes research undertaken to understand the conditions necessary to support scalable, Aboriginal community-led caring for Country. The research explored the alignment of Aboriginal knowledge and management systems with existing policy and land management structures and identified ways to enable caring for Country practices at a landscape-scale across NSW.
Journal article
Healing and trauma services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
This review article identifies and describes healing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people affected by trauma, violence or abuse. Findings provide an evidence-informed framework for designing, delivering and evaluating future services, highlighting the need for Indigenous-led evaluation.
Report
Youth Voice engagement report
This report documents a national co-design process to establish a strong, culturally grounded and community-led Youth Voice initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Participants said existing systems too often engage young people in tokenistic or advisory-only ways, without genuine power-sharing or accountability.
Evaluation
Evaluation of NDIS Alternative Commissioning Pilots in remote and First Nations communities
The aim of the NDIS Alternative Commissioning Pilots in remote and First Nations communities was to co-design, implement and evaluate place-based, community-driven alternative commissioning models in partnership with communities. This report contains the findings of the evaluation to support the future development and scaling up of alternative commissioning. It makes 10 overall recommendations.
Report
What works in employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with disability: an Indigenous-led evidence synthesis report
This report synthesises evidence on employment participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability. Positive outcomes are linked to Indigenous-led, culturally safe, relational and flexible services aligned with community realities. Barriers stem from culturally unsafe, rigid systems rather than capability. It focuses on the conditions that make employment, education and training pathways more...