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Aboriginal people (Australia)

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Aboriginal Australians
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Journal article

What is Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?

‘Constitutional recognition’ has emerged as a dominant language through which Australians now debate what is owed to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by the settler state. But what is it?
Report

The Art Economies Value Chain reports: Update on Art Centre Finances 2013/14–2014/15


Art Centre finances are recovering: There are signs of a sustained recovery in sales in Art Centres. However, most Art Centres are very small businesses, with limited resources to deal with shocks and change. While around half of all Art Centres trade at a loss, this situation has improved over the last three years; the...
Report

Pathways of learning for employment within a correctional centre: the remote Aboriginal experience


The case study discussed in this report was undertaken in 2014 and focuses on the learning experiences and aspirations of five inmates involved in the Berrimah Construction Services (BCS) program and of a further five who were not involved in this program or undertaking activities within the broader Sentenced to a Job initiative.
Journal article

Increasing Indigenous self-harm and suicide in the Kimberley: an audit of the 2005–2014 data

This audit presents evidence of high rates of suicide and self-harm in Indigenous people of the Kimberley region, and highlights the need for multidisciplinary, culturally appropriate, innovative and youth-focused approaches to suicide prevention activities.
Working paper

Impact on social security penalties of increased remote Work for the Dole requirements


Abstract CAEPR Working Paper 108/2016 described the number and pattern of social security penalties being applied to jobseekers participating in the Remote Jobs and Communities Program. The paper argued that more onerous requirements of jobseekers in the remote areas covered by that scheme was a major driver of their being overrepresented among those being penalised...