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First Peoples

Report

Measuring the gap in health expenditure: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians


Equity Economics, in partnership with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), undertook this analysis of the gap in health expenditure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In order to calculate the gap, they accounted for the burden of disease, which is more than twice the rate for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Conference paper

Closing the gap: decolonisation, ANT and a bridge between practitioners and academics


In order to make the decolonisation of planning a fact, rather than an aspiration, this paper asks: How do we build a bridge between: (a) the researchers on decolonisation, and their network, in their role as “critics and conscience of society” and (b) the practitioners of planning, in their role as executors of government policy...
Conference paper

Te Tiriti o Waitangi and housing in Aotearoa


This paper briefly summarises the author's master's research project 'He Rautaki Whakatauria Whare o Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Treaty Anchored Housing Strategies,' which explored what a Te Tiriti-anchored housing strategy might look like for Aotearoa. This includes a review of current housing and economic policy settings in Aotearoa.
Briefing paper

The impact of the NSW Youth Koori Court on sentencing and re-offending outcomes


The aim of this research was investigate the impact of the NSW Youth Koori Court (YKC) on youth justice outcomes, including the probability of being sentenced to a juvenile control order (JCO) and recidivism.
Position paper

Lowitja Institute 2022 federal election priorities


In the lead-up to the 2022 federal election, the Lowitja Institute is calling on the incoming Australian government and federal Parliament to prioritise the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.