Regional agreements and localism: A case study from Cape York Peninsula
Author/editor: Martin, D
Paper no: 146
Year published: 1997
There are a number of important prerequisites before there can be any assurance that regional approaches to negotiating new institutional arrangements between Aboriginal and other interests can have any chance of success. This is the case whether Aboriginal…
Service provision and service providers in a remote Queensland community
Author/editor: Finlayson, J
Paper no: 133
Year published: 1997
This Discussion Paper is based on ethnographic fieldwork funded by a Central Starter Grant from La Trobe University. The purpose of the project was to explore the relationship between perceptions of cultural differences and government service delivery in a…
The CDEP scheme in a new policy environment: Options for change?
Author/editor: Altman, JC
Paper no: 148
Year published: 1997
The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme was first introduced in 1976-77, by the Fraser Coalition Government. It is currently being reviewed by a team appointed by the Howard Government. The paper discusses the genesis of the scheme, its nature,…
The explosion of aboriginality: components of Indigenous population growth 1991-96
Author/editor: Gray, A
Paper no: 142
Year published: 1997
The aim of this paper is to set out what can be determined about the three essential components of Aboriginal population growth in the 1991-96 period, and then examine, if any, the characteristics of the residual 'identification change'. Births The 1996 Census…
The future shape of AUSTUDY: Practical and policy implications of the recent proposed changes
Author/editor: Schwab, RG, Campbell, S
Paper no: 140
Year published: 1997
ABSTUDY, the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme, is one of the most contentious special programs in Indigenous affairs. In May 1997 the Howard Government announced a number of changes to ABSTUDY, including substantial reductions in funding by fiscal year 2000/01;…
The interrelationships between arrest and employment: more evidence on the social determinants of Indigenous employment
Author/editor: Hunter, B, Borland, J
Paper no: 136
Year published: 1997
Preliminary analysis of the 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey (NATSIS) indicates that arrest is one of the major factors underlying the poor employment prospects of the Indigenous population. Unfortunately, these early studies could not…
The Native Title Amendment Bill 1997: A different order of uncertainty?
Author/editor: Clarke, J
Paper no: 144
Year published: 1997
This paper analyses the likely contribution of the Native Title Amendment Bill 1997 to the 'certainty' of other land titles after the High Court decision in Wik Peoples v Queensland. It concludes that, while the Bill contains several 'bucketloads' of…