Indigenous household demography and socioeconomic status: The policy implications of 1996 Census data
Author/editor: Daly, A, Smith, D
Paper no: 181
Year published: 1999
The paper presents an analysis of Indigenous household demography and economic status relative to non-Indigenous Australian households. An innovative combination of economic analysis of 1996 Census data and ethnographic research is used, and reveals that Indigenous households are experiencing…
Indigenous self-employment: Miracle cure or risky business?
Author/editor: Hunter, B
Paper no: 176
Year published: 1999
Running a business, or otherwise being self-employed, is one avenue for economic advancement for Indigenous people. However, employing oneself or others is a complex process with many potential pitfalls. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, where globalisation and instantaneous…
Northern Territory land rights: purpose and effectiveness
Author/editor: Finlayson, J
Paper no: 180
Year published: 1999
This discussion paper was commissioned as material for a Northern Land Council submission to the Reeves review of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (ALRA). It addresses the question, a specific term of reference for the conduct of Reeves' inquiry, of the ëeffectiveness of…
Regionalisation of Northern Territory Land Councils
Author/editor: Levitus, RI, Martin, D, Pollack, D
Paper no: 192
Year published: 1999
The dispersal of the powers exercised and functions performed by the two major land councils has been the subject of debate and recommendations on a number of occasions since the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 came into effect. The Reeves Review of the Act in 1998, and the…
Shoe or stew? Balancing wants and needs in Indigenous households: A study of appropriate income support payments and policies for families
Author/editor: Finlayson, J, Auld, AJ
Paper no: 182
Year published: 1999
Can service delivery and program development accommodate cultural parameters? What bureaucratic mechanisms could encompass such accommodations in program delivery and/or policy stance? Such fundamental questions are addressed in this discussion paper by…
The allocation and management of royalties under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act: Options for reform
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Levitus, RI
Paper no: 191
Year published: 1999
In response to post-war mining developments on Northern Territory Aboriginal reserves, policy innovations established the principles that a special rate of royalties could be levied on those developments and applied to the benefit of Northern Territory Aborigines, and that a proportion of those…
The Grameen Bank micro-credit model: lessons for Australian Indigenous economic policy
Author/editor: McDonnell, S
Paper no: 178
Year published: 1999
Policy-makers have become increasingly interested in the use of micro-credit models to alleviate poverty among Australian Indigenous communities. These models, such as the model developed by the Grameen Bank, work to extend small amounts of credit to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for…