First Peoples economic conditions
Alternative labels
Aboriginal Australians economic conditions
Report
It’s the economy, stupid: economic participation only way to Close the Gap
Indigenous policy needs to get back to these fundamentals, with a focus on school attendance, jobs and creating the environment for Indigenous business creation — especially in remote and regional Indigenous communities, argues Warren Mundine in this analysis report.
Working paper
Measuring the social impact of income management in the Northern Territory: an updated analysis
The findings outlined in this working paper strongly suggest that income management has failed to achieve any systematic community level improvements in outcomes for the Indigenous population of the Northern Territory.
Working paper
Trends in social security receipt among Indigenous Australians: evidence from household surveys 1994–2015
This paper uses data from National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Surveys to examine trends in social security receipt among the Indigenous population between 1994 and 2014/15, as well as documenting the declining receipt of Community Development Employment Project (CDEP) wages.
Report
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and the superannuation system
This report offers some important insights to improve understanding of the financial security that the current retirement system offers to Indigenous Australians and their families.
Fact sheet
Indigenous financial impacts and risks and COVID-19: CSI and First Nations Foundation response
The Centre for Social Impact and First Nations Foundation policy response to the COVID-19 Disease is based on three key strategies: caring for communities, access to appropriate services, and targeting high-cost lending and misleading advice.