This article examines the evaluation of policies and programs affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The article shares some of the perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, evaluators and civil servants on how evaluation practice needs to change, consistent with the right of Indigenous self-determination.

The Community Development Programme (CDP) is an Australian Government employment and community development program serving more than 1,000 remote communities across Australia designed to improve employment outcomes. This evaluation report draws on administrative data to examine participation and employment outcomes over the first two years of the Community Development Programme.

This evaluation report presents community views on the Community Development Programme (CDP) based on surveys with community members, CDP providers and stakeholders across eight remote communities.

The Community Development Programme (CDP) is the Australian Government’s employment and community development programme for people living in remote Australia designed to improve employment outcomes. This is a brief summary of the Community Development Programme evaluation, drawing on the community fieldwork and outcome evaluation reports.

The overall goal of the Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program is to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through local population specific efforts to reduce harm from tobacco.