Access to government programs and services for mainland Torres Strait Islanders
Author/editor: Arthur, W
Paper no: 151
Year published: 1998
This paper is an outcome of a survey of access for Torres Strait Islanders living on the mainland of Australia to government programs and services, commissioned by the Office of Torres Strait Islander Affairs. The survey found that there were no data or…
Assessing the utility of 1996 Census data on Indigenous Australians
Author/editor: Hunter, B
Paper no: 154
Year published: 1998
The large non-biological, or non-childbirth-related, increases in the Indigenous population cast doubt on how much confidence can be placed in 1996 Census data on Indigenous Australians. The credibility of analysis of 1996 Census data on Indigenous Australians hinges on who the people are who have…
Educational 'failure' and educational 'success' in an Aboriginal community
Author/editor: Schwab, RG
Paper no: 161
Year published: 1998
This paper is an exploration of the interaction of Aboriginal people with the Western system of education in the remote community of Maningrida in north-central Arnhem Land. Maningrida Community Education Centre is a government facility comprising the hub school in…
Estimating intercensal Indigenous employment change, 1991-96
Author/editor: Taylor, J, Bell, M
Paper no: 155
Year published: 1998
The 1996 Census count of Indigenous Australians included a substantial number of individuals who were not recorded as Indigenous by the previous census. This paper considers the implications of this for interpreting change in employment numbers and provides a methodology for reconciling census data…
Financial aspects of Aboriginal land rights in the Northern Territory
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Pollack, D
Paper no: 168
Year published: 1998
In July 1997 the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Senator The Hon John Herron, announced that the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 would be reviewed. Senator Herron appointed Mr John Reeves QC to undertake the review.…
Homelands and resource agencies since the Blanchard Report: a review of the literature and an annotated bibliography
Author/editor: Davis, R, Arthur, W
Paper no: 165
Year published: 1998
This paper reviews the literature produced since the Blanchard Report of 1987 with the aim of contributing to an understanding of the resource agencies which provide services to homelands. The majority of the literature is centred on the Northern Territory and the…
Indigenous land use agreements: The opportunities, challenges and policy implications of the amended Native Title Act
Author/editor: Smith, D
Paper no: 163
Year published: 1998
The provisions for Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) under the Native Title Amendment Bill 1997 offer a significant opportunity to address the diverse land-use concerns of Indigenous Australians, resource developers, government and other stakeholders. They also…