Aboriginal socioeconomic change in the Northern Territory, 1986-1991
Author/editor: Taylor, J
Paper no: 40
Year published: 1993
The formation and evaluation of Aboriginal economic policy is heavily dependent upon data from the five-yearly census of population to establish the relative economic standing of Aboriginal people. This paper provides the first opportunity to assess some of the…
ATSIC's mechanisms for resource allocation: current policy and practice
Author/editor: Smith, D
Paper no: 41
Year published: 1993
This paper is the first of two focusing on resource allocation policy and practice in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). The current approach to the distribution of funds is examined here, while CAEPR Discussion Paper No. 42 examines…
Change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population distribution, 1986-91
Author/editor: Gaminiratne, K
Paper no: 49
Year published: 1993
Reliable estimation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population growth rates has not been possible with past census data. Because substantial advancement in census field procedures and improvement in coverage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
Compensating Indigenous Australian 'losers': a community-oriented approach from the Aboriginal social policy arena
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Smith, D
Paper no: 47
Year published: 1993
The extent to which social policy should foster economic adaptation and compensate the 'losers' from economic forces is of growing concern to policy makers in the 1990s. From an Aboriginal policy perspective this concern is familiar. The recent endemic levels of…
Determining the labour force status of Aboriginal people using a multinomial logit model
Author/editor: Daly, A, Allen, B, Aufflick, L
Paper no: 44
Year published: 1993
It is well documented that Aboriginal people are less likely to be in employment and more likely to be unemployed or not in the labour force than are other Australians. The aim of this paper is to consider some of the reasons for these differences in the…
Education and employment for young Aborigines
Author/editor: Daly, A
Paper no: 38
Year published: 1993
The position of young Aboriginal people in the labour market and the education system has been of great concern to policy-makers. The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, for example, drew attention to the importance of the lack of educational and…
Education and employment for young Indigenous Australians, 1986 to 1991
Author/editor: Daly, A
Paper no: 50
Year published: 1993
The purpose of this paper is to present evidence on the educational and labour market status of young Indigenous Australians as reported in the 1991 Census, to build on similar work relating to 1986, and to provide information on the changes which have taken place…