Northern Territory
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Women's experience of income management in the Northern Territory
During May and June 2011, Equality Rights Alliance documented women's experiences of Income Management in the Northern Territory. This study is not intended to be an evaluation of the wider aspects of Income Management throughout the Northern Territory, but a limited qualitative study of selected urban accessible groups. Resource and time limits did not allow...
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Indigenous cultural and natural resource management futures
This paper has a specific focus on lessons that the authors have learnt from working with Indigenous peoples engaged in cultural and natural resource management projects in northern Australia and New South Wales. It is based on action research currently being undertaken under the five-year research project People on Country, Healthy Landscapes and Indigenous Economic...
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Investigation into hearing impairment among Indigenous prisoners within the Northern Territory Correctional Services
This report investigates the implications of hearing impairment among the Indigenous prisoners in Northern Territory Correctional Services. The results of the study found significant hearing loss among Indigenous prisoners, contributing to a breakdown of communication between inmates and prison officers. There is further discussion about the implications of hearing loss for correctional services and recommendations...
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'The land holds us': Aboriginal peoples' right to traditional homelands in the Northern Territory
Funding decisions made at all levels of government are driving Aborigines off their traditional lands, to the detriment of their well being. This report highlights the struggle of Aboriginal Peoples to remain on their homelands inthe face of policies that have the effect of drawing them away from their ancestral landsinto larger communities and urban...
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Evaluation of the child health check initiative and the expanding health service delivery initiative
In June 2009, Allen and Clarke Regulatory Specialists were commissioned by the Department of Health and Ageing to evaluate two Indigenous health programs: the Child Health Check Initiative (CHCI), and the Expanding Health Services Delivery Initiative (EHSDI). This report provides findings and recommendations based on the evaluation of these two programs which form part of...