Since the conclusion of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) in 1991 there has been a significant rise in the prison population of Indigenous peoples in Australia. There has been an even sharper rise in the number of Indigenous peoples in custody. While all Indigenous peoples are over-represented in the Australian prison...

This report outlines the main drivers impacting on the Council of Australian Governments target to halve the gap in child mortality within a decade. Summary In 2008, one of the 6 Closing the Gap targets agreed by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) was to halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under...

This audit assessed the accessibility of mainstream services such as hospitals, maternal and child health services, schools and kindergartens, and community and public housing for Aboriginal Victorians, and found little improvement in outcomes. Summary The Victorian Aboriginal population was around 47 000 at the 2011 census, making up around 0.9 per cent of the overall...

This audit assessed whether Australian Government entities were implementing effective strategies to support increased Indigenous employment. Audit objective, scope and criteria The audit objective was to determine whether Australian Government entities were implementing effective strategies to support increased Indigenous employment. In addition to considering trends across the Australian Government public sector, the ANAO gave specific...

This paper examines changes in Indigenous employment, income and housing costs to identify any localised ‘resource curse’ for Indigenous communities and the Australian population at large.