Fertility and demography of Indigenous peoples in Australia: What can NATSISS 2008 tell us?
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This paper was presented by Anne Evans and Kim Johnstone at the 'Social Science Perspectives on the 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey' conference, 11-12 April 2001, The Australian National University, Canberra. The session title was 'Demography and substance abuse'.…
Indigenous Health in the 2008 NATSISS
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This paper was presented by Nicholas Biddle at the 'Social Science Perspectives on the 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey' conference, 11-12 April 2001, The Australian National University, Canberra. The session title was 'Health and child development'.…
Human capabilities and child development: Some inferences using the 2008 NATSISS
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This paper was presented by Carrington Shepherd and Stephen Zubrick at the 'Social Science Perspectives on the 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey' conference, 11-12 April 2001, The Australian National University, Canberra. The session title was 'Health and child…
View from the ‘Northeast’: Indigenous statistical collections in the United States
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This paper was presented by Professor C. Matthew Snipp at the 'Social Science Perspectives on the 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey' conference, 11-12 April 2001, The Australian National University, Canberra. The session title was 'Indigenous perspectives on…
Not a level playing field: Approaches to remote workforce development in the Northern Territory
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Abstract: The authors were commissioned by a branch of the NT Government to research workforce development issues in remote communities, focusing on the employment of local Indigenous community members in work related to family support and community safety. The research revealed three approaches,…
Indigenous peoples and property rights - Lessons from North America
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New proposals are surfacing to privatize Indigenous lands in North America. In recent years, some of these proposals are made by Indigenous peoples themselves. What is behind the proposals and what is their merit? Using theory and empirical data, this talk explores the usefulness of arguments…
Desisting from the norm? Socialisation, choice and contingency in Aboriginal journeys into and away from the justice system in central western NSW
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Criminological theories of desistance either predict a limited number of trajectories for repeat offenders as a result of childhood experience or attribute continuance or discontinuance of a criminal career largely to structural issues with individual agency playing a minimal role. This study of…