Short-term Indigenous population mobility and service delivery
Author/editor: Taylor, J
Paper no: 118
Year published: 1996
The characteristic of the Indigenous population which is widely acknowledged to have consequences for the efficient delivery of services is a propensity for frequent mobility over the short-term. At the same time, this is the one demographic variable where hard…
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation: A new approach to enterprise?
Author/editor: Arthur, W
Paper no: 113
Year published: 1996
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation represents the most recent in a line of government programs aimed at increasing levels of Indigenous self-management and economic self-sufficiency by involving Indigenous people in…
The comparative economic status of CDEP and non-CDEP community residents in the Northern Territory in 1991
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Hunter, B
Paper no: 107
Year published: 1996
The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme is a program where participants forego social security entitlements and work for rough equivalents of these entitlements. The scheme has expanded rapidly over the past decade and now operates in 250…
The determinants of Indigenous employment outcomes: The importance of education and training
Author/editor: Hunter, B
Paper no: 115
Year published: 1996
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey provided a unique opportunity to re-examine the underlying determinants of Indigenous employment. The recent Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research/Australian Bureau Statistics publication…
The economic status of Indigenous Australian households: a statistical and ethnographic analysis
Author/editor: Smith, D, Daly, A
Paper no: 109
Year published: 1996
This paper presents an overview of the contemporary economic status of Indigenous households relative to other Australian households, based on an analysis of 1991 Census data and a review of ethnographic case study evidence. The analysis is expanded by a brief…
The geographic distribution of unemployment-related benefits and CDEP scheme employment
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Hunter, B
Paper no: 112
Year published: 1996
The analysis of the geography of unemployment-related benefits and Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme employment yields several insights into Indigenous labour market activity. By simultaneously examining both, it is possible to estimate the…
The right to negotiate and native title future acts: implications of the Native Title Amendment Bill 199
Author/editor: Smith, D
Paper no: 124
Year published: 1996
The paper describes the right to negotiate process that has been established under the future acts regime of the Native Title Act 1993 and presents a preliminary review of key amendments to the current process proposed by the Howard Government. The right to…