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Indigenous

Broad subject area
Report

Injury of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people due to transport, 2003-04 to 2007-08


Land transport accidents accounted for 20% of fatal injury cases and 8% of all injury hospitalisations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Based on age-standardised rates, there were 2.7 times more fatalities and 20% more serious injury among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people compared to other Australians.
Working paper

Corporate initiatives in Indigenous employment: The Australian Employment Covenant two years on


The Australian Employment Covenant (AEC) was launched on 30 October 2008 with the bold goal of creating 50,000 new jobs for Indigenous Australians within two years. At the end of this ambitious timeframe, the scheme has succeeded in securing more than 20,000 job pledges from employers. This is a commendable achievement, but estimates put the...
Article

Rethinking Indigenous health checks


The indigenous health checks policy has failed, writes Lesley Russell. Here's what needs to be done to fix it.
Report

Australian Constitutional values survey 2010


Australians are ready for a debate about updating Australia's Constitution, but it is only likely to lead to change if people are engaged with the process. The results focus on the prospects for successful referenda on Indigenous recognition and local government recognition in the next three years -- as recently promised by the Federal Government...
Report

Evaluation of the Queensland Murri Court: Final report


This report presents the findings from the Australian Institute of Criminology’s (AIC) comprehensive evaluation of the Queensland Murri Court, undertaken with the support and assistance of a range of stakeholders involved in the program.