Torres Strait Islander people
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Torres Strait Islanders
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Australian burden of disease study 2011: methods and supplementary material
This document provides a detailed description of the methods used to derive the fatal and non-fatal burden of disease (using the disability-adjusted life years, years lived with disability and years of life lost measures) for the Australian and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations for 2011 and 2003, as well as estimates of how much...
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The Commonwealth’s Indigenous land tenure reform agenda: whose aspirations, and for what outcomes?
This paper argues that weak links are being made between increasing opportunities for economic development (including private home ownership) and the need for Indigenous land tenure reform.
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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...
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Preventive health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: final report
This report provides up-to date and comprehensive data on the quality of preventive care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from 137 primary health centres across Australia. Incorporating perspectives from a wide range of stakeholders on priority evidence-practice gaps and barriers, enablers and strategies for achieving improvement it should be useful for stimulating discussion...
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Indigenous primary school achievement: Commission research paper
Foreword The education outcomes of Indigenous Australians have been a focus of policy attention for many years, but there has been no sustained improvement in Indigenous primary school students’ literacy and numeracy achievement. This suggests that current policies are not working, and that we need a stronger evidence base about what might work best to...