Jon Hall and Mike Berry assess current arrangements for funding Indigenous housing and outline the major issues to be considered in reforming these arrangements.

Narelle McGlusky and Lenora Thaker explore the literacy and numeracy support systems available to Indigenous VET students and determine which systems work for both students and teachers and produce positive outcomes for Indigenous students, including successful completion. They outline a set of best practice guidelines for designing and developing literacy and numeracy support systems for...

Backing Indigenous Ability is a federal government program to help to improve telecommunications and broadcasting services in remote Indigenous communities. This paper outlines the design principles the government intends to apply to the telecommunications area of the program and seeks comments on key elements and design of the program.

Paul Memmott, Stephen Long and Linda Thomson find that the people of Dajarra, Alpurrurulam and Mt Isa, although exceptionally mobile by Australian mainstream standards are, for the most, relatively stable in their customary attachment to their home community, country and their cultural region. This is despite the hardships of living in remote semi-arid locations, despite...

This report examines the structure and role of the Native Title Representative Bodies, the resources available to Native Title Representative Bodies, and the inter-relationships with other organisations, including the strategic planning and setting priorities, claimant applications pursued outside the Native Title Representative Body structure and non-claimant applications. The report includes a dissenting report by opposition...