Jurisdictional devolution: Towards an effective model for Indigenous community self-determination
Author/editor: Smith, D
Paper no: 233
Year published: 2002
Over a decade ago the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody concluded that the essence of self-determination is the devolution of political and economic power to Indigenous…
Philanthropy, non-government organisations and Indigenous development
Author/editor: Schwab, RG, Sutherland, D
Paper no: 242
Year published: 2002
This paper is an exploration of the potential opportunities and costs of linkages between philanthropic bodies, non-government organisations (NGOs), Indigenous organisations and the academy. Following an overview of the evolution of the 'Literacy for Life'…
Population futures in the Australian desert, 2001-2016
Author/editor: Taylor, J
Paper no: 231
Year published: 2002
A proposal to establish a Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), focused on Alice Springs, has recently been submitted. Fundamental to any such proposal is an understanding of population dynamics in the desert region, because demographic information…
Reforming Indigenous welfare policy: Salutary lessons and future challenges for Australia from the US experience
Author/editor: Daly, A, Smith, D
Paper no: 241
Year published: 2002
Welfare reform in the USA began in the late 1980s and accelerated with the passage of the Welfare Reform Act in 1996. Welfare rolls have been cut dramatically. In contrast, welfare reform that incorporates the needs and entitlements of Indigenous Australians has…
Some competition and consumer issues in the Indigenous visual arts industry
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Hunter, B, Ward, S
Paper no: 235
Year published: 2002
This paper focuses on how competition and consumer protection issues might be relevant to the Indigenous visual arts industry. The structure of the industry is complex: the majority of producers reside in remote localities; there are a variety of functional levels; the industry encompasses both the…
The Indigenous population of Cape York Peninsula, 2001-2016
Author/editor: Taylor, J, Bell, M
Paper no: 227
Year published: 2002
Recent projections made by the Australian Bureau Statistics (ABS) of Indigenous populations resident in various regions of north Australia included a set of estimates for Cape York Peninsula. These were found to be substantially at odds with the results for adjacent regions such as the…
Three years on: Indigenous families and the welfare system, the Kuranda community case study
Author/editor: Henry, R, Smith, D
Paper no: 229
Year published: 2002
This discussion paper presents the results from the third and final year of the Kuranda community case study for the project on the delivery of appropriate welfare services and policies to Indigenous families. Core recommendations and conclusions from the project as a whole are also…