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Indigenous

Broad subject area
Evaluation

Solutions that work: what the evidence and our people tell us


The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP) is an important Australian Government response to the above. This report summarises the work of ATSISPEP in expanding the evidence-base for what works in Indigenous community-led suicide prevention.
Book

Reluctant representatives: Blackfella bureaucrats speak in Australia's north


Overview ‘How can you make decisions about Aboriginal people when you can’t even talk to the people you’ve got here that are blackfellas?’ So ‘Sarah’, a senior Aboriginal public servant, imagines a conversation with the Northern Territory Public Service. Her question suggests tensions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have accepted the long-standing invitation...
Report

The Family Matters report 2016


This report revealed shocking results on the state of child protection in Australia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Article

Australia failing to safeguard cultural connections for Aboriginal children in out-of-home care


The inter-generational issues that have stemmed from the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families and communities - and the resultant trauma experienced by so many - have been the focus of concerted action and advocacy by Aboriginal leaders, peak bodies, organisations and community groups since the 1970s. Read the full article on The...
Working paper

Income management evaluations - what do we now know?


A number of evaluations and other studies of income management programs have been made. The methodologies of these have varied, as has the specific set of subprograms they have studied. This has led to an apparent diversity of findings that has been exaggerated by selective use in public debate. The relative findings of the studies...