Indigenous
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Hospital procedures for diseases of the digestive tract in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians
The aim of this study was to examine patterns of undergoing a procedure for diseases of the digestive tract once in hospital for Indigenous Australians compared with other Australians, after adjustment for a number of explanatory variables.
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Proposed minor native title amendments
In December 2008 the federal government that during 2009 it will introduce amendments to give the Federal Court a central role in managing all native title claims. This paper outlines the proposed changes.In December 2008 the federal government that during 2009 it will introduce amendments to give the Federal Court a central role in managing...
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Lives of diversity: Indigenous Australia
The national picture is one of difference between the lives of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians across nearly all the Census dimensions. The Indigenous population is significantly younger and growing at a faster rate; the economic items reveal broad-scale division; cultural differences are apparent around language and family life and there are discernible disconnections across the...
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Indigenous participation in regional labour markets, 2001-06
This paper examines the extent to which Indigenous Australians have shared in the large expansion of the Australian workforce that is revealed by a comparison of 2001 and 2006 census results.
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Aboriginal people travelling well: issues of safety, transport and health
The starting point for the work reported in this document is the proposition that safe and sufficient transport should be accessible to everyone. About 25,000 people who live in South Australia identify as being Aboriginal. The circumstances and demographic characteristics of this small part of the total population provide reasons to expect that their transport...