Assessing the evidence on Indigenous socioeconomic outcomes: A focus on the 2002 NATSISS
Author/editor: Hunter, B
Year published: 2006
This monograph presents the peer-reviewed proceedings of the CAEPR conference on Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: Assessing Recent Evidence, held at The Australian National University in August 2005. It presents the latest evidence on Indigenous economic and social status, and family and…
Indigenous people and the Pilbara mining boom: A baseline for regional participation
Author/editor: Taylor, J, Scambary, B
Year published: 2005
The largest escalation of mining activity in Australian history is currently underway in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Pilbara-based transnational resource companies recognise that major social and economic impacts on Indigenous communities in the region are to be expected and that sound…
Aboriginal Population Profiles for Development Planning in the Northern East Kimberley
Author/editor: Taylor, J
Year published: 2004
John Taylor is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, The Australian National University, Canberra. The Northern East Kimberley region of Western Australia is poised at a development crossroads with decisions pending on the extension or closure of Argyle Diamond…
Health Expenditure, Income and Health Status Among Indigenous and Other Australians
Author/editor: Gray, M, Hunter, B, Taylor, J
Year published: 2004
Using data from the 1995 National Health Survey (NHS) this study asks the question—what is the relationship between income, health expenditure and health status for the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in Australia? Income is generally seen as an indicator of ability to address the need…
Making Sense of the Census: Observations of the 2001 Enumeration in Remote Aboriginal Australia
Author/editor: Martin, D, Morphy, F, Taylor, J
Year published: 2004
Special enumeration procedures for Indigenous Australians were introduced in the 1971 Census, and have been a feature of the Australian national census ever since. In 2001, as in previous years, the Indigenous Enumeration Strategy (IES) involved the use of locally recruited, mostly Indigenous,…
Social Indicators for Aboriginal Governance Insights from the Thamarrurr Region, Northern Territory
Author/editor: Taylor, J
Year published: 2004
John Taylor is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, The Australian National University, Canberra. The Council of Australian Governments is trialing Indigenous Community Coordination Pilot schemes around the country aimed at fostering whole-of-government…
The Indigenous Welfare Economy and the CDEP Scheme
Author/editor: Morphy, F, Sanders, W
Year published: 2001
In recent debates about the Indigenous welfare economy, the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme has not been given the attention it deserves. It represents a major adaptation of the Australian welfare system to the particular social and economic circumstances of Indigenous…