Aboriginal Community Governance on the Frontlines and Faultlines in the Black Summer Bushfires
Author/editor: Williamson, B
Paper no: 300
Year published: 2022
The 2019–20 ‘Black Summer’ bushfires were unprecedented in their size, scale, and devastation. It was widely acknowledged that the bushfires disproportionally impacted Aboriginal people both in terms of the population of people affected, and the deep impact felt as people connected to the land. Yet…
Contested Governance: Culture, power and institutions in Indigenous Australia
Author/editor: Hunt, J, Smith, D, Garling, S, et al.
Year published: 2008
It is gradually being recognised by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians that getting contemporary Indigenous governance right is fundamental to improving Indigenous well-being and generating sustained socioeconomic development. This collection of papers examines the dilemmas and…
Sustainable governance for small desert settlements -
Author/editor: Sanders, WG, Holcombe, S
Paper no: 2
Volume no: 44
Year published: 2007
'Sustainable governance for small desert settlements: Combining single settlement localism and multi-settlement regionalism', a paper presented to the Desert Knowledge Symposium & Business Showcase, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, 1-3 November 2006.
Indigenous Community Governance Project: Year two research findings
Author/editor: Hunt, J, Smith, D
Paper no: 36
Year published: 2007
This is the second research report by the Indigenous Community Governance Project (ICGP). The ICGP is exploring the nature of Indigenous community governance in Australia—to understand what works, what doesn’t work, and why. The first report, based on 2005 fieldwork, was published as CAEPR Working…
Being a good senior manager in Indigenous community governance: Working with public purpose and private benefit
Author/editor: Sanders, WG
Paper no: 280
Year published: 2006
This paper seeks to understand the role of being a senior manager in Indigenous community governance, particularly though not exclusively in remote Aboriginal communities. It argues against the tendency of analysts and would-be reformers of Indigenous community governance to focus on the competence…
Building Indigenous community governance in Australia: Preliminary research findings
Author/editor: Hunt, J, Smith, D
Paper no: 31
Year published: 2006
This is a preliminary research report from the first year of fieldwork conducted by the Indigenous Community Governance Project (ICGP). The Project is exploring the nature of Indigenous community governance in diverse contexts and locations across Australia through a series of diverse case studies—…
Local governments and Indigenous interests in Australia’s Northern Territory
Author/editor: Sanders, WG
Paper no: 285
Year published: 2006
Australia’s Northern Territory has three categories of local government referred to as municipal, community government and association councils. This paper explores the historical development of these three categories of local governing body since Northern Territory self-government in 1978. Through…