Tracking change in the relative economic status of Indigenous people in New South Wales
Author/editor: Taylor, J
Paper no: 277
Year published: 2005
Since its formation in 1990, CAEPR has produced a series of research papers tracking progress in the relative economic status of Indigenous people in New South Wales using mostly census data. Viewed in sequence, the findings have indicated a rise over time in the Indigenous employment rate and a…
A profit-related investment scheme for the Indigenous estate
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Dillon, MC
Paper no: 270
Year published: 2004
This paper assesses the state of commercial development and resource management on Indigenous land, particularly in remote Australia. Indigenous landowners control significant assets—over one million square kilometres of land—often with substantial resource rights and income earning potential.…
Careers and aspirations: Young Torres Strait Islanders, 1999-2003
Author/editor: Arthur, W, Hughes, JP, Wasaga, E
Paper no: 259
Year published: 2004
Material on the careers and aspirations of Indigenous young people is limited. This paper presents some such material from Torres Strait. In 1999, 105 Indigenous people aged between 15 and 24 years were interviewed about their aspirations. A proportion of these people were reinterviewed in 2003 and…
From Gove to Governance: Reshaping Indigenous Governance in the Northern Territory
Author/editor: Smith, D
Paper no: 265
Year published: 2004
This paper attempts to identify the key challenges facing Indigenous people and governments in reshaping the architecture of Indigenous governance in the Territory, and considers some strategic options for a way forward. First, a brief historical background is provided to Indigenous governance and…
Indigenous people in the Alice Springs town camps: The 2001 Census data
Author/editor: Sanders, WG
Paper no: 260
Year published: 2004
This paper analyses 2001 Census data relating to Indigenous people living in the Alice Springs town camps as compared to three other population groups: Indigenous people in the rest of Alice Springs, non-Indigenous people in Alice Springs and Indigenous people living in the outlying communities of…
Indigenous people in the Murray–Darling Basin: A statistical profile
Author/editor: Taylor, J, Biddle, N
Paper no: 264
Year published: 2004
Within the framework of the Council for Australian Governments (COAG) requirements for benchmarking Indigenous disadvantage and reporting on strategies and performance towards redress, the Murray–Darling Basin Ministerial Council has moved to establish the Murray–Darling Basin Indigenous Action…
Indigenous socioeconomic change 1971–2001: A historical perspective
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Biddle, N, Hunter, B
Paper no: 266
Year published: 2004
This paper examines trends across a number of socioeconomic outcomes for Indigenous Australians from the 1967 referendum to the present, using four Censuses of Population and Housing carried out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001. It reports on outcomes for…