Aboriginal people (Australia)
Alternative labels
Aboriginal Australians
Briefing paper
The implementation of Indigenous crime and justice policies and programs in Australia: issues and challenges
Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse Research Brief 18 considers how policy makers develop, implement and evaluate Indigenous justice programs and services. It scopes the growing body of evidence about implementation in Australia. Examples of key polices and strategies are considered, including: policing measures introduced under the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER); night or community patrols; Aboriginal sentencing...
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.
Strategy
Empowered communities: empowered peoples
This report, a joint effort of a group of Indigenous leaders from across Australia brought together by the Jawun Indigenous Partnerships Corporation, proposes an Indigenous Empowerment framework. Foreword There needs to be a fundamental shift away from the traditional social policy framework in which Indigenous affairs has been conducted, to a comprehensive Indigenous Empowerment agenda...
Report
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health survey: nutrition results - food and nutrients, 2012-13
This publication contains nutrition data collected in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey. It presents results from a 24-hour dietary recall of food, beverages and dietary supplements, as well as some general information on dietary behaviours. Overview The ABS Australian Health Survey (AHS) is the largest and most comprehensive...
Journal article
Assessing the prison experience for Australian First Peoples: a prospective research approach
The purpose of this paper is to conceptualise a decolonising prison quality research method that is respectful of and culturally sensitive to Australian First Peoples. Abstract