Good governance and indigenous peoples: What's western law got to say about it?
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Laura Beacroft held an independent statutory position with the Australian government for the last 5 years, regulating many key Indigenous corporations, including those connected to native title and also most of those in remote Australia. She shepherded in comprehensive and modern legislation for…
Regional change in the Indigenous population: Early results from the 2006 Census
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The new Federal Government has identified as one of its priorities a 'closing of the gaps' in social and economic outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians with specific reference made to health/life expectancy, education participation and attainment, housing and employment.…
A half hearted defence of the CDEP scheme
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The CDEP scheme was developed as a response to the perceived social threat of sit-down money to Indigenous communities in the 1970s. Ironically, the scheme is now being criticised as being one of the main factors driving the social effects of prolonged welfare dependence. This paper updates the…
Census or sample? Assessing the utility of Indigenous population change data, 2001 to 2006
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Population counts represent the key output from each national census as they establish the base from which population estimates are subsequently derived and the levels at which population characteristics are established. Such information is vital in assessing change over time in social indicators…