Indigenous Australians and the socioeconomic status of urban neighbourhoods
Author/editor: Hunter, B
Paper no: 106
Year published: 1996
This discussion paper presents an analysis of where Indigenous people live in Australian cities. The paper is motivated by the possible impact of the recent increases in the number of distressed urban areas on the Indigenous population. The urban Indigenous…
Indigenous labour force status to the year 2000: Estimated impacts of recent Budget cuts
Author/editor: Hunter, B, Taylor, J
Paper no: 119
Year published: 1996
The simulated estimates of Indigenous labour force status used in this paper are based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics projections of Indigenous population to the year 2000 and several reasonable assumptions about the growth in demand for Indigenous labour…
Indigenous participation in higher education: culture, choice and human capital theory
Author/editor: Schwab, RG
Paper no: 122
Year published: 1996
Indigenous enrolments in higher education have risen consistently in recent years, though Indigenous students are still proportionally under-represented in Australian institutions of higher education. A close examination of recent enrolment and completion data…
Indigenous participation in labour market and training programs
Author/editor: Taylor, J, Hunter, B
Paper no: 108
Year published: 1996
Despite the fact that large numbers of Indigenous people participate in labour market and training programs each year, little information has hitherto been publicly available regarding their characteristics and the nature of program involvement. Using information…
Linking accountability and self-determination in Aboriginal organisations
Author/editor: Martin, D, Finlayson, J
Paper no: 116
Year published: 1996
The issue of accountability in Indigenous affairs has recently received national prominence. Accountability— usually meaning financial accountability to government or to the wider public—is often seen as being potentially inconsistent with Indigenous self-…
Native title and the petroleum industry: Recent developments, options, risks and strategic choices
Author/editor: Altman, JC
Paper no: 125
Year published: 1996
The Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) introduces a new dimension to Australia's land tenure systems; new property rights are established for native title parties via the creation of a 'right to negotiate' (RTN) with respect to future acts on land where native title…
Reforming financial aspects of the Native Title Act 1993: An economics perspective
Author/editor: Altman, JC
Paper no: 105
Year published: 1996
This paper was delivered at a conference, 'Doing Business with Aboriginal Communities', organised by AIC Conferences and held at the Beaufort Hotel, Darwin during the week before the March 1996 federal election. The session in which the paper was presented was…