Participation and representation in the 2002 ATSIC elections
Author/editor: Sanders, WG
Paper no: 252
Year published: 2003
This paper updates earlier work on participation and representation in ATSIC elections. It adds analysis of the fifth round of ATSIC elections held in 2002 to those held in 1990, 1993, 1996 and 1999. It confirms and refines earlier findings relating to a number of different measures of…
Practical reconciliation and recent trends in Indigenous education
Author/editor: Hunter, B, Schwab, RG
Paper no: 249
Year published: 2003
The release of 2001 Census data provides an opportunity to evaluate the Howard government’s performance in Indigenous affairs in broad terms. One major policy shift has been the call for a more ‘practical’ reconciliation that attempts to address the immediate needs of Indigenous people in areas…
Reproducing exclusion or inclusion? Implications for the wellbeing of Indigenous Australian children
Author/editor: Daly, A, Smith, D
Paper no: 253
Year published: 2003
This paper is exploratory. It examines the analytic usefulness and practical implications of the concepts of ‘exclusion’ and ‘inclusion’ in a cross-cultural context. The focus is on the socioeconomic wellbeing of Indigenous children, in the context of the families and households in which they…
Rethinking the design of indigenous organisations: The need for strategic engagement
Author/editor: Martin, D
Paper no: 248
Year published: 2003
This paper argues that a fundamental issue confronting Australian indigenous groups and communities is how to develop the capacity to engage strategically with the general Australian society, in particular with its political and economic dimensions. ‘Strategic engagement’ refers to the processes…
The future of Indigenous work: Forecasts of labour force status to 2011
Author/editor: Hunter, B, Kinfu, Y, Taylor, J
Paper no: 251
Year published: 2003
The recent release of the final results for the 2001 Census presents an opportunity to assess the net change in employment outcomes for Indigenous Australians for the period covering the first two Howard administrations. This paper uses demographic techniques to make valid comparisons over time…
The realities of Indigenous adult literacy acquisition and practice: Implications for capacity development in remote communities
Author/editor: Kral, I, Schwab, RG
Paper no: 257
Year published: 2003
The future sustainability of remote communities is being questioned with increasing frequency. The current state of welfare dependency is fragile. Significant work is being undertaken to develop the capacity of Indigenous communities to govern their own services and adult literacy is clearly…
The Tasmanian electoral roll trial in the 2002 ATSIC elections
Author/editor: Sanders, WG
Paper no: 245
Year published: 2003
ATSIC elections since 1990 have used the Commonwealth Electoral Roll as a large under-specified list of potential voters. Dissatisfaction with this arrangement within the Tasmanian Aboriginal community led to a trial roll of Indigenous electors being drawn up for the 2002 ATSIC elections in that…