Indigenous participation in health sciences education: recent trends in the higher education sector
Author/editor: Schwab, RG, Anderson, I
Paper no: 171
Year published: 1998
The focus of the exploratory research detailed in this paper is on Indigenous participation in health sciences education and training. While there is evidence in recent years of increasing levels of participation in higher education in general by Indigenous students, until now it has been unclear…
Labour market incentives among Indigenous Australians: the cost of job loss versus the gains from employment
Author/editor: Hunter, B, Daly, A
Paper no: 159
Year published: 1998
Policy makers will be in a better position to facilitate the transition from welfare to work if they have a detailed understanding of the incentives facing the potential Indigenous workforce. Distinguishing the expected gains from becoming employed (captured by the…
Native title compensation: historic and policy perspectives for an effective and fair regime
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Pollack, D
Paper no: 152
Year published: 1998
The concept of paying Aboriginal people compensation based on royalties was first introduced in the early 1950s. Critical ambiguities now exist in this area of policy with respect to the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (ALRA) and, more recently, to the future acts regime of the…
New and emerging challenges for Native Title Representative Bodies
Author/editor: Finlayson, J
Paper no: 167
Year published: 1998
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) currently funds a total of 25 Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) nation wide. These bodies are the primary means of delivering services to Indigenous claimants seeking determinations of…
Parentage and Indigenous population change
Author/editor: Gray, A
Paper no: 166
Year published: 1998
Non-Indigenous women contribute to Indigenous population growth when they form relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and bear children. The aim of this discussion paper is to assess this contribution more precisely. The dynamic patterns of Aboriginal family formation and…
The continuing disadvantage of Indigenous sole parents: a preliminary analysis of 1996 Census data
Author/editor: Daly, A, Smith, D
Paper no: 153
Year published: 1998
This paper presents a preliminary analysis of 1996 Census data relating to female Indigenous sole parents. It confirms results from the 1991 Census which show that sole parent families account for a larger share of Indigenous families than sole parents among…
The determinants of Indigenous educational outcomes
Author/editor: Hunter, B, Schwab, RG
Paper no: 160
Year published: 1998
This study examines the determinants of the educational attainment of young Indigenous Australians using data from the last three censuses and the 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey (NATSIS). An overview of Indigenous people within the education system…