Decomposing differences in labour force status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
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Despite several policy efforts to promote economic participation by Indigenous Australians, they continue to have low participation rates compared to non-Indigenous Australians. This study decomposes the gap in labour market attachment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in non-remote…
Motivating and maintaining desistance from crime: Male Aboriginal serial offenders’ experience of ‘going good’
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Aboriginal people are over-represented in prison in Australia, being 13 times more likely to be incarcerated than non-Indigenous people. Repeat offenders make up a high proportion of the Aboriginal prison population, yet most repeat offenders eventually cease offending or desist from crime. Why do…
Seminar cancelled - (Indigenous Voices in NT Public Service)
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The scheduled seminar by Dr Elizabeth Ganter has been cancelled..
Alternative constructions of Indigenous identities in Australia’s Native Title Act, and their implications for Indigenous people and those working with them
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This presentation is directed in the first instance towards processes under Australia’s Native Title Act (NTA), where seemingly alternative constructions of Indigenous identity (I argue) are established in different sections of the Act. The first, which I characterise as a ‘traditionalist’ and…
Intervention for social change: Theorising empowerment practice from the Pacific and Aboriginal Australia
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This seminar is based on a study of four organizations and their social intervention practices. Three of these organizations are in the Pacific (Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Fiji) and one is in Aboriginal Australia. These case-study organizations share a view that is framed positively in…
The role of gender in educational and occupational plans of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students
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This paper explores educational and occupational plans of over a thousand Indigenous boys and girls who participated in the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment. These plans are contrasted with expectations cherished by their non-Indigenous peers. I explore the relationships between…
Loosening the grip: A resilient future for Indigenous Australians
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Despite massive and continuing government public expenditures, there is little evidence that Australia is succeeding in its avowed goal of 'closing the gap' between the life experiences of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Under the rubric of closing the gap, Australian governments have…