On the move? Indigenous temporary mobility practices in Australia
Author/editor: Prout, S
Paper no: 48
Year published: 2008
A range of Indigenous population dynamics play out underneath the demographic picture that can be constructed from official statistics. Primary among these are temporary mobility practices. Although temporary movements are largely 'uncaptured' by conventional statistical measures, they are…
Ord Stage 2 and the Socioeconomic Status of Indigenous People in the East Kimberley Region
Author/editor: Taylor, J
Paper no: 49
Year published: 2008
The announcement by the Australian and Western Australian governments of funding for Stage 2 of the Ord irrigation scheme brings into focus the role of the Yawoorroong Miriuwung Gajerrong Yirrgeb Noong Dawang Aboriginal Corporation in developing strategic economic development priorities associated…
The entangled relationship between Indigenous spatiality and government service delivery
Author/editor: Prout, S
Paper no: 41
Year published: 2008
The delivery of basic government services to remotely living and frequently mobile Indigenous populations is a highly contentious issue; one which has recently received considerable focus at a Federal policy level. Because of distinct motivations, frequencies, and spatialisation, Indigenous…
The scale and composition of Indigenous housing need, 2001–06
Author/editor: Biddle, N
Paper no: 47
Year published: 2008
This paper sets out to document the scale of Indigenous housing need as recorded in the most recent (2006) Census at a regional level and how this level of need changed between 2001 and 2006. What the results show is that the issue of Indigenous housing presents two challenges for government: catch…
Indigenous Community Governance Project: Year two research findings
Author/editor: Hunt, J, Smith, D
Paper no: 36
Year published: 2007
This is the second research report by the Indigenous Community Governance Project (ICGP). The ICGP is exploring the nature of Indigenous community governance in Australia—to understand what works, what doesn’t work, and why. The first report, based on 2005 fieldwork, was published as CAEPR Working…
Indigenous property rights in commercial fisheries: Canada, New Zealand and Australia compared
Author/editor: Durette, M
Paper no: 37
Year published: 2007
This paper demonstrates, through a detailed comparison with Canada and New Zealand, that the Australian government’s approach to Indigenous customary and commercial fishing rights stands outside developments in other Commonwealth countries. It focuses on commercial fishing in particular as an…
Building Indigenous community governance in Australia: Preliminary research findings
Author/editor: Hunt, J, Smith, D
Paper no: 31
Year published: 2006
This is a preliminary research report from the first year of fieldwork conducted by the Indigenous Community Governance Project (ICGP). The Project is exploring the nature of Indigenous community governance in diverse contexts and locations across Australia through a series of diverse case studies—…