The High Court passed up the opportunity to clarify important issues in its judgement on the NT Intervention, writes Tessa Meyrick.

Over the past 20 years Indigenous Australians have called for greater recognition of Indigenous cultural and intellectual property rights. In this paper Terri Janke makes the case that creating a National Indigenous Cultural Authority which would facilitate consent and payment of royalties to Indigenous artists and communities; develop standards for appropriate of cultural materials, and...

In February of 2001, Australia hosted its second national Deliberative Poll titled, Australia deliberates: reconciliation-where from here? As a social experiment, this Australian Deliberative Poll aimed to gauge the opinion of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous representatives on reconciliation. Australian reconciliation is a national cause in search of attaining cultural harmony and equality amongst its Aboriginal and...

This paper attempts to identify Commonwealth expenditure in the area of Indigenous affairs over the 40 years from 1968 to 2008 and to plot that expenditure by agency.

This UN declaration is the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of indigenous peoples. It establishes a universal framework of minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the indigenous peoples of the world and it elaborates on existing human rights standards and fundamental freedoms as they apply to the specific situation of...