Indigenous students in the Goulburn Valley area of Victoria have low participation and completion rates in vocational education and training (VET) programs. This report investigates the barriers affecting VET participation and service provision in this area, and examines the context including the educational aspirations, expectations and experiences of Indigenous students, and the pathways into education...

This publication is produced to highlight the success stories in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health which demonstrate that change for the better is possible; it highlights the value of Indigenous community control of health services and related programs; it contains the voices of Indigenous Australians telling their experiences as receivers and providers of health...

The following report documents the growing up stories provided by people in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area during the trial phase of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children. The trial is designed to assist the Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) develop a national ‘Footprints in Time’ Longitudinal...

This overview of research and findings by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission during 2001–2006 was prepared by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.

Study of whether 'desert tourism' is a topic worthy of research, and is it a component of 'desert knowledge'; Indigenous tourism is seen as an important component of 'desert tourism' and a high research priority is to develop an agenda for researching issues surrounding Indigenous tourism.