Indigenous Familes and the Welfare System: Two Community Case Studies
Author/editor: Smith, D
Year published: 2000
Given their historic and ongoing position of economic disadvantage, many Indigenous families have a long-term dependency on welfare, and their well being will continue to be a critical challenge for government and Indigenous organisations. This monograph presents data from the first year of a…
Jawoyn Nutrition: Aboriginal Nutrition and the Nyirranggulung Health Strategy in Jawoyn Country
Author/editor: Taylor, J, Westbury, N
Year published: 2000
As has long been recognised, poor diet and nutritional status are strongly associated with a variety of chronic, preventable, and non-communicable diseases that are highly prevalent in Aboriginal communities. Not surprisingly, public health programs targeted at improving health outcomes among…
Ngukurr at the Millennium: A Baseline Profile for Social Impact Planning in South-East Arnhem Land
Author/editor: Taylor, J, Bern, J, Senior, KA
Year published: 2000
Rapid change arising from large-scale development projects can place severe strain on the physical infrastructure and social fabric of affected communities, as well as providing opportunities for betterment. The remote Aboriginal town of Ngukurr, together with its satellite outstations in the…
Connections in Native Title: Genealogies, Kinship and Groups
Author/editor: Finlayson, J, Rigsby, B, Bek, H
Year published: 1999
The third in the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research Monograph Series derived from an Australian Anthropological Society workshop, this volume comprises papers presented to the 'Genealogies, kinship, descent and groups: issues and problems in the native title era' workshop held at The…
Land Rights at Risk? Evaluations of the Reeves Report
Author/editor: Altman, J, Rowse, T
Year published: 1999
In Building on Land Rights for the Next Generation: Report of the Review of the Aboriginal Land rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (the Reeves Report) John Reeves QC proposes fundamental and controversial changes to land rights law in the Northern Territory. Land Rights at Risk? is the…
Unemployment Payments, the Activity Test and Indigenous Australians: Understanding Breach Rates
Author/editor: Sanders, W
Year published: 1999
National level statistics indicate that unemployment payment recipients who identify as Indigenous are 'breached' more frequently than other recipients for not complying with the 'activity test' or other administrative requirements. This monograph attempts to understand why this is so and what…
Why Only One in Three? The Complex Reasons for Low Indigenous School Retention
Author/editor: Schwab, RG
Year published: 1999
During the period 1994-98, fewer than one in three Indigenous students in Australia progressed to Year 12. Such low retention rates have long been recognised in Australia as a significant problem, with profound implications in a range of social arenas. This Monograph provides a review and…