This plan provides a long-term, evidence-based policy framework as part of the overarching Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) approach to Closing the Gap in Indigenous disadvantage, which has been set out in the National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA) signed in 2008. The NIRA has established a framework of national targets and policy building blocks.

This purpose of this paper is to initiate discussion about remote education as a system. The school is an integral part of any education system, as are the political, economic, cultural and socioeconomic factors that generally occur outside of the school boundary. In particular, this paper discusses initiatives and programs that have shown positive outcomes...

Australia is committed to ‘closing the gap’ in disadvantage in remote Australia. The question for agencies, organisations and businesses is how to close the gaps that have grown over the past 200 years. What is required is ‘something truly different in the market that makes your customers’ lives better’ (Baum 2004). While not all innovations...

This paper reports findings from statistical analyses of lower court sentencing in New South Wales and South Australia from 1998 to 2008.

Local Government Managers Australia National (LGMA), as consortium partner of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government, has developed this National Local Government Indigenous Employment Position Paper (‘the Position Paper’) to encourage and facilitate increased Indigenous workforce participation in local government. The Position Paper is designed to underpin the Indicative Strategies and Strategic Actions...