SNAICC Policy Paper on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have the right to develop their own community services. Outlines the important roles non-Indigenous services can play in developing programs that respect cultural rights and identity and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisations.

This report provides information about the role and activities of the Taskforce, the key achievements of the Northern Territory Emergency Response and the Taskforce’s views on the response.

The 1966 equal pay decision is often blamed for the decline for Indigenous workers in the Northern Territory. But it was only the last straw, argues Thalia Anthony.

Paul Memmott, Stephen Long and Linda Thomson find that the people of Dajarra, Alpurrurulam and Mt Isa, although exceptionally mobile by Australian mainstream standards are, for the most, relatively stable in their customary attachment to their home community, country and their cultural region. This is despite the hardships of living in remote semi-arid locations, despite...

This discussion paper examines data from government services and from the 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey relating to the Indigenous population of New South Wales, to augment outputs from the 2001 Census. These data reveal a population that has barely gained in recent times against key indicators of relative economic progress...