Indigenous
Broad subject area
Fact sheet
Ki te ao mārama: a snapshot of Māori well-being and development
A collection of statistics about Mäori people, covering language, well-being, education and cultural engagement. Summary Here is an updated collection of our statistics about Mäori and from a Mäori perspective. Browse through them for an understanding of Mäori well-being and development.
Journal article
A case study in the use of evidence in a changing political context: an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health service re-examines practice models, governance and financing
This paper examines the response of a regional body, the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH), coordinating Aboriginal community controlled health organisations (ACCHOs) in south-east Queensland, to research evidence as they prioritise and plan services in response to internal economic and organisational factors, as well as external policy change. An event-based analysis of a quarterly...
Discussion paper
What's needed to prove native title?
Throughout Australia the native title claims of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are resolved primarily through negotiated consent determinations, whereby the court recognises native title following the agreement of the parties, rather than through contested litigation. Negotiations leading up to a consent determination often raise two separate legal questions: firstly, is the claimants’ case...
Working paper
Transport systems in remote Australia: transport costs in remote communities
This report assesses transport costs in remote Australia at a community level and is aimed at community stakeholders and people involved in planning and operational community development activities. Travellers themselves do not have always clear knowledge of transport costs and may find useful information to better understand some of the main economic parameters of transport...
Report
Impact of the 2014-15 Federal Budget on Indigenous programs and services
Indigenous Australians will be hit hard by the 2014‐15 Budget, argues this paper. Abstract This analysis looks at the Indigenous provisions in the 2014-15 federal Budget. This is done in the light of current and past strategies, policies, programs and funding, and is supported, where this is possible, by data and information drawn from government...