This paper seeks to reanalyse the Mabo case from the point of view of non-discrimination. It argues that the Mabo judgment may have been discriminatory in finding that pre-existing entitlements in surviving native title are restricted to the limited range of activities that can be proven by reference to traditional law and custom and that...

The objective of this survey was to explore the issues surrounding capacity building in rural‐remote and indigenous councils. This survey was distributed to the Chief Executive Officers of councils in Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia that have been identified as rural, remote, indigenous. This survey will inform the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local...

This paper describes the patient journey mapping tools and frameworks used in the Managing Two Worlds Together (MTWT) Project. We sought to explore the barriers and enablers, gaps and strategies in relation to country Aboriginal patient journeys from rural and remote locations to city hospitals and return, from the perspective of the patient/client, their carer/...

This report examines the development and delivery of government services in specified remote Indigenous communities. The report focuses on: delivery of the 12 national agreement outputs for remote delivery services progress with accounting for the identified gaps in key services and infrastructure determined from baseline mapping through local implementation plans community indicators which look at...

This Information Paper details the current ABS indigineous demographic statistics work program, including the births, deaths and migration releases and the content of the forthcoming Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander statistics releases based on the 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Details are also given of selected ABS stakeholder engagement plans over the next 18...