The relative labour force status of Indigenous people, 1986-96: A cohort analysis
Author/editor: Hunter, B, Gray, MC
Paper no: 164
Year published: 1998
The availability of the initial labour force estimates for the 1996 Census allows us to take stock of the long-run changes in the Australian workforce. For the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, the census estimates represent the only reliable…
The supply of alcohol in remote Aboriginal communities: potential policy directions from Cape York
Author/editor: Martin, D
Paper no: 162
Year published: 1998
This Discussion Paper aims to outline some of the key issues surrounding alcohol availability and consumption in remote Aboriginal communities, focusing on those in Cape York. The legislative and policy background to the contemporary alcohol situation is outlined…
A profile of Indigenous workers in the private sector
Author/editor: Taylor, J, Hunter, B
Paper no: 137
Year published: 1997
The current re-orientation in policy emphasis towards engagement with the private sector as the primary source of future employment growth for Indigenous people raises questions about how this might be achieved. As a prior step, this paper considers what is known…
A Torres Strait Islanders Commission? Possibilities and issues
Author/editor: Sanders, WG, Arthur, W
Paper no: 132
Year published: 1997
This paper has been written as CAEPR's second response to the terms of reference of the current HRSCATSIA inquiry into greater autonomy for 'the people of the Torres Strait'. It notes that Islander submissions to this inquiry have predominantly interpreted these…
Changing numbers, changing needs? A preliminary assessment of Indigenous population growth, 1991-96
Author/editor: Taylor, J
Paper no: 143
Year published: 1997
At the 1996 Census, a total of 352,970 individuals self-identified as Indigenous Australian. This represented an increase of 87,599 or 33 per cent since 1991, an increase which was way above expectation. As a consequence, demographic analysis has returned to the…
Growth of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, 1991-2001 and beyond
Author/editor: Gray, A
Paper no: 150
Year published: 1997
The immediate aim of this paper is to describe the growth path of the Indigenous population during the period 1991-2001 and beyond. While it is possible to do this, it must be emphasised at the outset that the sizes of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
How does (and should) DSS treat CDEP participants? (What are these allegations of racial discrimination?)
Author/editor: Sanders, WG
Paper no: 149
Year published: 1997
The Department of Social Security (DSS) treats Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme participants in a unique way, partly as employed low-income wage earners and partly as income-support recipients. Treatment as income-support recipients derives from the…