The paper argues broadly for recognition of a number of principles essential to establishing a firm basis upon which to redress health inequities for women: It is impossible to understand women’s health outcomes without also understanding the social context of women’s lives; International human rights and cultural conventions are a powerful mechanism for mobilising action...

With the continuing high levels of Indigenous youth unemployment and low levels of school attendance among Indigenous youth, Indigenous communities and education systems are seeking new approaches to increase Indigenous youth participation in education, training and employment. This priority among Indigenous and government stakeholders is not restricted to Australia but also applies internationally among many...

This paper aimed to develop a model of Australian Aboriginal house crowding, based on social science theories, and then refined through empirical studies conducted in regional urban and state capital metropolitan areas, generating useful findings for housing policy. The case studies were conducted in Queensland and Western Australia in order to gather comparative data with...

This report reviews developments in native title law and policy from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012. Chapter 1 examines the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in light of changes to policy and legislation made during the reporting period. Chapter 2 examines how Indigenous governance over...

The Community Development Employment Projects scheme is an example of a program that combines community development and labour market program elements. The paper also compares a selection of economic and social outcomes of CDEP participants with those of persons who are employed outside of CDEP, unemployed, and not-in-the-labour-force (NILF) in 2008, and the extent to...