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.

This research project, commissioned in response to police requests for information, investigated the extent of Indigenous drug use in rural and remote areas, and the harms identified with this drug use. The paper discusses police perception of use, supply of illicit drugs, community perception of harms, police perception of harms, and contribution to crime of...

The purpose of this agreement was to ensure that Indigenous people have a standard of housing, related infrastructure, essential services, municipal infrastructure and municipal services that provides a safe environment, complements healthy living practices, and contributes to improved health outcomes and quality of life.

Larissa Behrendt looks at the background to the abolition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. She argues that, in spite of some shortcomings, ATSIC made an important democratic contribution and its demise has left much of the Indigenous community lacking a voice in policy debates.

Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are demanding education that will lead to productive employment opportunities with mainstream earnings, decent health outcomes, decent housing and the same security that other Australians enjoy. Helen Hughes argues that reforming separatist policies that have resulted in Indigenous deprivation is essential if Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders are...