Rural and remote communities
Report
Small towns big returns: economic and social impact of the Karen resettlement in Nhill
Increased resettlement of migrants and refugees in regional Australia has been an on-going focus of the policies of successive governments. One recent regional resettlement experience, initiated at the local level, has yielded significant outcomes for a small regional community and the refugees involved.
Report
A survey of Remote Jobs and Communities Program(me) providers: one year in
This working paper reports on a survey of provider organisations conducted almost one year into the implementation of Remote Jobs and Communities Program.
Working paper
The impacts of, and strategies to ameliorate, the intensity of climate change on enterprises in remote Australia
The Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation (CRC-REP) is conducting research to explore the impacts of climate change on the enterprises that are integral to the economy of central and northern Australia. This report outlines strategies to lessen these multiple impacts. The CRC-REP acknowledges that climate change is one of a range of drivers...
Thesis
Hunting alone: Aboriginal Australia's declining social capital
This thesis examines the explanatory power of social capital theory as an aid to understanding disadvantaged socio-economic circumstances prevailing in many contemporary remote Aboriginal communities.
Report
“It’s helped me connect with more friends”: Supporting social media use to enhance the social networks of young people with disabilities living in rural South Australia
This report investigated the effectiveness of social media training and online mentoring support in building the social networks of young people with disability in rural communities.