Indigenous Australians have often been described as highly mobile people - particularly in historical and remote 'wilderness' contexts. The literature paints a picture of regular, short-term population movement within and between desert, hinterland, and tropic regions of Australia, with significant implications for targeting and delivering a range of health, housing, and education services in these...

In November 2009, the Western Australian Government announced its Pilbara Cities vision to build on the resource boom to improve life in the Pilbara and turn Karratha and Port Hedland into diverse, 21st Century cities. This report is a component of the essential planning process to enable that vision, pinpointing what is being done, what...

This brief looks at the location, environment, geology and mineral resource of the Yeelirrie deposit and summarises its political history since discovery in 1972. The brief then examines some of the environmental, social and economic issues surrounding this project. The Yeelirrie uranium deposit was discovered in 1972 by Western Mining Corporation Ltd (WMC) in remote...

On Monday 7 December 2009 the Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services, Mr Brian Gleeson, reported on his first six months, including: the key strengths of the Remote Service Delivery Strategy; what has emerged from visiting all 29 communities over recent months; why Local Implementation Plans will be so important; some of the systemic issues...

This paper points out the contrasts between the housing careers of Indigenous versus non-Indigenous Australians. It seeks to explain these contrasts by examining housing ideologies among Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians.