Rural and remote communities
Report
Review of school education in Aurukun
The Aurukun campus (the school) of the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy (CYAAA) is the hub of the Aurukun community. The teachers and staff of the school are dedicated and motivated by a collective desire to ensure the children of Aurukun become successful learners. Collectively, all stakeholders must work together to address the challenges facing...
Report
The Art Economies Value Chain reports: Update on Art Centre Finances 2013/14–2014/15
Art Centre finances are recovering: There are signs of a sustained recovery in sales in Art Centres. However, most Art Centres are very small businesses, with limited resources to deal with shocks and change. While around half of all Art Centres trade at a loss, this situation has improved over the last three years; the...
Briefing paper
Towards a Queensland action plan for vulnerable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families
This report from the Queensland Government discusses how an action plan to respond to vulnerable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families will be developed. Key priorities in Supporting Families Changing Futures include responding differently to the over-representation of vulnerable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families in the statutory child protection system...
Journal article
Actual availability of appointments at general practices in regional New South Wales, Australia
Availability of primary healthcare and bulk billing across northern New South Wales is highly variable. Areas with low service availability should be targeted by policy.
Journal article
Cuts both ways: tenants’ rights and the double-sided consequences of ‘secure tenure’ in remote Aboriginal communities
On 7 February 2016, public housing tenants from the remote Aboriginal community of Santa Teresa in the Northern Territory commenced unprecedented legal action against the CEO of the Northern Territory Department of Housing in an attempt to address the poor state of housing in their community.