The Ngurratjuta Aboriginal Corporation: A model for understanding Northern Territory royalty associations
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Smith, D
Paper no: 185
Year published: 1999
Some 25 years after the implementation of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (ALRA) and with the legislation currently under review and 'at risk', as some have argued, it is timely to reconsider the class of organisation referred to as 'royalty associations'. This paper…
The relative economic status of Indigenous people in the Australian Capital Territory, 1991 and 1996
Author/editor: Taylor, J
Paper no: 175
Year published: 1999
Census data remain the primary source of information on the economic status of Indigenous people in the Australian Capital Territory, but their utility as a tool of public policy analysis is limited. This is because the economic characteristics of individuals who identified as Indigenous in 1991…
Torres Strait governance structures and the Centenary of Australian Federation: A missed opportunity?
Author/editor: Sanders, WG
Paper no: 184
Year published: 1999
In his 1993 Boyer lecture, Getano Lui (Jnr) called for a change in the status of Torres Strait governance structures within the Australian federation, nominating the Centenary of Federation on January 1, 2001 as a possible time for change. In 1996, the Commonwealth Minister for Aboriginal and…
Trends in Indigenous participation in health sciences education: the vocational education and training sector, 1994-97
Author/editor: Schwab, RG, Anderson, I
Paper no: 179
Year published: 1999
While there is evidence in recent years of increasing levels of participation in post-secondary education by Indigenous students, until now it has been unclear to what degree that trend has carried over into the health field. This paper reports the results of an exploratory study of recent (1994…
What's new? The 1997 parliamentary Inquiry into Indigenous Business
Author/editor: Arthur, W
Paper no: 177
Year published: 1999
In 1997, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs commenced an Inquiry into Indigenous Business. However, after a Commonwealth election held late in 1998, the government decided not to continue the Inquiry and its investigations have not…
Women's business: Access to credit for Indigenous women entrepreneurs within Torres Strait
Author/editor: McDonnell, S
Paper no: 188
Year published: 1999
This paper begins with a profile of Torres Strait and an analysis of potential areas, such as tourism and art and craft, in which Indigenous women's businesses could be developed. Such business development can only occur if Indigenous women are given adequate access to credit. Credit sources…
A critical survey of Indigenous education outcomes, 1986-96
Author/editor: Gray, MC, Hunter, B, Schwab, RG
Paper no: 170
Year published: 1998
Indigenous education policy in Australia today has evolved alongside an awareness of the need to improve Indigenous educational outcomes in order to secure the future prospects of the Indigenous population. This paper provides a summary and overview of Indigenous people within the education system…