Shifting identities: Remote Indigenous youth stepping into a digital future
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Digital technology is transforming the nature of communication and learning world-wide, and social media is catalysing personal and societal transformations. Indigenous youth in remote Australia are coming of age connected to a globalised world where new forms of digitally-mediated social…
‘Closing the Gap’ in child development outcomes in the Northern Territory
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The Lancet's 2011 special series on Child Development highlights the international evidence showing that much of the inequality between and within populations is attributable to adverse early life experiences (Walker et al, 2011). Most of the known risks for adverse early childhood development are…
A three-cornered contest: Conflict and compromise in Fortescue Metal Group’s bid to mine the iron ore riches on Yindjibarndi land
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The struggle by many of the Yindjibarndi people based in Roebourne, WA for what they consider to be a fair settlement for the mining of iron ore on their claimed land exposes some critical weaknesses in Federal native title law, in state heritage laws, and in the overall governance of resource…
W(h)ither the super shires? Reflections of the 2012 local government elections in the Northern Territory
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Local government in the Northern Territory was massively reformed in 2008 with 52 small remote-area councils reduced to 7 large new super shires. The inaugural elections for these shires in late 2008 attracted many candidates, but were marred by a poor vote counting system. An improved vote…
Population statistics for Indigenous community governance: the Yawuru household survey in Broome
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This paper presents a case study of an exercise in Aboriginal community governance. It sets out the background events that led one native title body corporate to secure information for its own needs as an act of self-determination and essential governance, and it presents some of the key findings…
Continuity and Change in the CDEP Scheme?
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The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme has undergone significant changes in recent years there has been a large decline in participant numbers and substantial modifications to the way the program operates. This paper provides a brief overview of major changes to the CDEP scheme…
A Case Study of Affirmative Action Australian-style for Indigenous People
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This paper reports the results of a case study of an Affirmative Action program developed by the National Australia Bank (NAB) to promote employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians. The program is part of a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) launched by NAB in 2008 to strengthen the bank’s…