Wild Rivers and Informed Consent on Cape York -
Author/editor: Altman, JC
Paper no: 2
Volume no: 86
Year published: 2010
The Wild Rivers Bill advocates providing Aboriginal land owners with rights in commercially valuable resources on their lands, but only in Cape York. Were the Wild Rivers Bill passed into law we would see a fundamental change in the current workings of land rights and native title laws in Australia…
Catching Kordbolbok: From Frog Survey to Closing the Gap in Arnhem Land
Author/editor: Ens, E, Vallance, G, Namundja, S, Garlngarr, V, Gurwalwal, B, Cooke, P, McKenzie, K
Paper no: 59
Year published: 2009
This working paper introduces the first frog survey of the Arnhem Plateau, as far as we know, which was conducted by the Warddeken Indigenous Rangers and a western scientist employed by CAEPR. The survey methodology and outcomes are presented in conjunction with some comment on the socioeconomic…
Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Inquiry into Community Stores in Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities - Community Stores in Remote Indigenous Communities
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Jordan, K
Paper no: 4
Volume no: 79
Year published: 2009
'Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Inquiry into Community Stores in Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities'. This submission briefly addresses the Inquiry's three terms of reference: food supply, quality…
Submission to the Review of the National Biodiversity Strategy: Indigenous people's involvement in conserving Australia's biodiversity -
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Kerins, S, Ens, E
Paper no: 8
Volume no: 83
Year published: 2009
This submission to the Review of the National Biodiversity Strategy challenges the adequacy of the Consultation Draft's coverage of the roles of Indigenous peoples in biodiversity management, and makes a number of recommendations drawing on current initiatives and available research.
The Blue Mud Bay Case: Refractions through saltwater country - The Blue Mud Bay Case: Refractions through saltwater country
Author/editor: Morphy, F, Morphy, H
Paper no: 7
Volume no: 82
Year published: 2009
Under the Aboriginal Lands Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (ALRA) Aboriginal freehold land has always extended down to the low water mark. In a historic majority decision on 30 July 2008, the High Court of Australia ruled on appeal in the Blue Mud Bay case that, in effect, the ALRA also…
The First-Ever Northern Territory Homelands/ Outstations Policy -
Author/editor: Kerins, S
Paper no: 9
Volume no: 84
Year published: 2009
In May 2009, the Northern Territory released its first-ever policy for homelands/outstations, setting out how the Government intends to provide services and much-needed infrastructure to assist communities living on Aboriginal-owned lands. The Government claims that its new approach will improve…
The untimely abolition of the Community Development Employment Program - The Abolition of CDEP
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Jordan, K
Paper no: 5
Volume no: 80
Year published: 2009
'The untimely abolition of the Community Development Employment Program'. This paper was prepared as a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008. It focuses on proposed changes…