An analysis of the Aboriginal component of Commonwealth fiscal flows to the Northern Territory
Author/editor: Smith, D
Paper no: 29
Year published: 1992
This paper focuses on the Northern Territory (NT) as a case study for the examination of Commonwealth/State financial relations in the area of Aboriginal affairs. The paper considers in detail the procedures by which Commonwealth revenue is allocated to the…
Do fluctuations in the Australian macroeconomy influence Aboriginal employment status?
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Daly, A
Paper no: 21
Year published: 1992
There is considerable evidence that the factors influencing Aboriginal employment differ from those affecting the general Australian population. This paper considers further evidence of the changes over time in Aboriginal employment as measured in the Censuses of…
Establishing trends in ATSIC regional council populations using census data: a cautionary note
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Gaminiratne, K
Paper no: 20
Year published: 1992
Section 94(1) of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 1989 requires regional councils to 'formulate and revise from time to time a regional plan for improving the economic, social and cultural status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents of…
Estimating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fertility from census data
Author/editor: Gaminiratne, K
Paper no: 31
Year published: 1992
In the absence of routine vital statistics for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, this study attempts to estimate fertility for each group separately, using data on children ever-born collected in the 1981 and 1986 Censuses. While highlighting…
Estimating Northern Territory Government program expenditure for Aboriginal people: problems and implications
Author/editor: Smith, D
Paper no: 30
Year published: 1992
There are currently no administrative mechanisms whereby data relating to State expenditure on programs for Aboriginal people are disaggregated. This paper attempts to assess the existing level of State Government expenditure on both mainstream and specific…
Estimating the reliance of Aboriginal Australians on welfare: Some policy implications
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Smith, D
Paper no: 19
Year published: 1992
The Aboriginal Employment Development Policy has three broad aims: employment, income and welfare dependency equality between Aboriginal and other Australians by the year 2000. The paper focuses primarily on the third and least scrutinised of these goals: the…
First counts, 1991 Census: a comment on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population growth
Author/editor: Gaminiratne, K
Paper no: 24
Year published: 1992
Due to a lack of accurate data on the size, distribution and trends in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations in different geographic regions, past census data cannot be used for policy planning, administion or other uses. Data on the sex distribution…