Northern Territory
Report
Northern Territory remote Aboriginal investment: oral health program—July 2012 to December 2015
Summary This is the second report on oral health services funded by the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Oral Health Program and the Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment Oral Health Program (NTRAI OHP). It covers the period from July 2012 to December 2015. Where available, data from August 2007 to June 2012 have been...
Briefing paper
Policy brief: Lessons from the best - Indigenous primary health care services
This is a one page policy brief resulting from a NHMRC project Lessons from the Best. Six continuously highly improving (CQI) Indigenous primary health care services were studied in partnership with the servie and key policy agents. The results about the factors supporting continuous quality improvement were inconclusive when using quantitative methods. Although each system...
Briefing paper
Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing (NT): background and issues paper
The purpose of this paper is to facilitate a discussion between the panel and Territorians about the Terms of Reference by identifying the potential risks of the hydraulic fracturing of onshore unconventional shale reservoirs and its associated activities in the Northern Territory. In this paper, when identifying risks, the panel is referring to the issues...
Journal article
Compensation for extinguishment of native title: Griffiths v Northern Territory represents a major step forward for native title holders
The history of compensation determinations under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) is not a positive one for native title claimants. In the 19 years from the enactment of the NTA until the 2013 decision De Rose v State of South Australia there had been 37 compensation applications filed under the NTA. The De...
Report
Northern Territory election 2016
The Northern Territory (NT) has a unicameral parliament, the Legislative Assembly, elected under the provisions of the Electoral Act (NT). The NT has a fixed election date, the fourth Saturday in August, every four years. The Parliament was prorogued on 8 August 2016 with the election held on 27 August 2016.