Indigenous
Broad subject area
Working paper
Engaging Indigenous economy: a selected annotated bibliography of Jon Altman’s writings 1979‒2014
This annotated bibliography aims to summarise many of the themes to which Jon Altman, foundation director of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, has dedicated his career to date.
Working paper
Indigenous employment and businesses: whose business is it to employ Indigenous workers?
This paper reveals that Indigenous businesses have substantially better outcomes for Indigenous employment than non-Indigenous businesses and documents how Indigenous employment is concentrated in larger businesses in particular industry sectors.
Report
Enforcing compulsory schooling by linking welfare payments to school attendance: lessons from Australia’s Northern Territory
Efforts to enforce compulsory schooling by linking welfare assistance to school attendance are rarely successful in themselves, according to this report. Abstract Efforts to enforce compulsory schooling by linking welfare assistance to school attendance are rarely successful in themselves. One reason is a lack of credibility: targeted families may anticipate that welfare administrators will be...
Report
Aboriginal health research is not black and white: Aboriginal research for beginners – lessons from the field
This short paper presents lessons from the field from an Aboriginal cultural consultant and a non-Aboriginal health researcher. Introduction Having embarked on a journey in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research, other researchers have asked about our experiences. There are several points to share with other non-Aboriginal researchers. These are brief lessons from the...
Journal article
Why the caged bird sings: issues with the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
In 2013, the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc) (‘ALSWA’) received funding from the Federal Government to support the activities of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (‘RCIIRCSA’). Since its inception, ALSWA has been a strong advocate for recognition of, and reparation for, the various state practices of forced removal...