Renewable energy developments on the Indigenous estate in northwest Western Australia
Seminar
Abstract Energy is an intrinsic driver of economic, political and social development. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the Indigenous estate of northwest Western Australia - a region that hosts world class wind and solar resources as well as significant energy mineral deposits, all in close…
Policy issues in Aboriginal housing in South East NSW
Seminar
Abstract In this seminar Kim presents policy insights from the Aboriginal housing sector drawn from her experience with an Aboriginal organisation providing housing services in New South Wales. SEARMS (South Eastern Aboriginal Regional Management Service) began in 2003 as a co-operative…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Experiences of Native Title
Seminar
Abstract The long-term success of native title hinges on the ability of younger generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to carry forward the rights and interests hard-won by their elders. Yet little is known about the experiences, ambitions and views of young native title…
ANU Urban Indigenous Research Network
Seminar
Changing the Relationship between Government and First Peoples: why local government matters Professor Heidi Norman University of Technology Sydney When: Wednesday, 28 August 2019 Time: 3pm to 4pm Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, CBE Building 26C, Kingsley Street, Acton ACT 2601 Bio Professor Heidi…
ANU Development and Governance Research Network (DGRNET)
Seminar
Changing the Relationship between Government and First Peoples: why local government matters Professor Heidi Norman University of Technology Sydney When: Wednesday, 28 August 2019 Time: 3pm to 4pm Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, CBE Building 26C, Kingsley Street, Acton ACT 2601 Bio Professor…
The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia: First Edition, Second Edition, Third Edition?
Seminar
Abstract The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia, when published in 2005, was the first of its kind in the world. In 21 wide-ranging chapters it covered everything from the arrival of the First Australians on the continent to issues of social justice in the present. Close to 30 authors, all…
Aboriginal electoral power in the Northern Territory: Reality and potential viewed from the 2019 Federal election
Seminar
Abstract It is often said that, as 3% of the Australian population, Aboriginal people have no electoral power. But in the Northern Territory, Aboriginal people constitute around 30% of the population. Can this lead to real or potential electoral power? This seminar reviews past work on Aboriginal…