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Indigenous

Broad subject area
Report

Access to justice arrangements: inquiry report


Volume 1 looks at the accessibility of the justice system, the use of alternative forms of dispute resolution, the regulation of the legal profession and the structure and operations of ombudsmen, tribunals and courts. Volume 2 discusses private funding of litigation; and the provision of legal aid, both broadly, and specifically to Aboriginal and Torres...
Report

KA, KB, KC and KD v Commonwealth of Australia: report into arbitrary detention, inhumane conditions of detention and the right of people with disabilities to live in the community with choices equal to others


This report argues that the Commonwealth has failed to work with the Northern Territory to provide accommodation and other support services, other than accommodation in a maximum security prison, for people with intellectual disabilities who are unfit to plead to criminal charges.
Journal article

Native title contestation in Western Australia's Pilbara region

The rights afforded to Indigenous Australians under the Native Title Act 1993 are very limited and allow for undue coercion by corporate interests, argues this paper.
Dataset

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with a Disability, 2012


Compares the prevalence of disability among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous people, using data from the 2012 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers. Introduction
Discussion paper

Black and green revisited


In the latest issues paper from AIATSIS Research Publications, David Ritter explores the contemporary intersection of Indigenous and environmental interests, both internationally and in the Australian context. As CEO of Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Ritter is uniquely placed to examine Greenpeace’s successful alliances with indigenous peoples in the Americas and the sub-Arctic as well as the...