Understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employee decisions to exit the Australian Public Service
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Lahn, J
Paper no: 110
Year published: 2016
Despite some success in recruiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the Australian Public Service (APS), the long-term trend is one of declining representation. A fundamental issue is that rates of separation among Indigenous public servants remain consistently greater than those of…
Who Cares and does it matter for the labour market? A longitudinal analysis of the labour force status of Indigenous and non-Indigenous carers
Author/editor: Hunter, B, Gray, MC, Crawford, H
Paper no: 105
Year published: 2016
Indigenous Australians experience higher rates of severe or profound disability than other Australians, and the gap in rates of disability between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians increases with age. The relativelyhigh rates of disability among the Indigenous population corresponds…
A critical review of the capability approach in Australian Indigenous policy
Author/editor: Klein, E
Paper no: 102
Year published: 2015
The capability approach has recently been used in Australian Indigenous policy formation. Of particular note is how it has been used in some instances to justify current paternalistic and directive policies for Indigenous Australians. These include behavioural conditionalities on state support and…
A survey of Remote Jobs and Communities Program(me) providers: one year in
Author/editor: Fowkes, L, Sanders, WG
Paper no: 97
Year published: 2015
On 1 July 2013, a new labour market and community participation program-the Remote Jobs and Communities Program (RJCP)-started operating across remote Australia. It replaced several other programs, most importantly Job Services Australia (JSA) and the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP…
Business-related studies and Indigenous Australian students
Author/editor: Hunter, B, Radoll, P, Schwab, RG, Crawford, H, Biddle, N, Gray, M
Paper no: 100
Year published: 2015
Substantial recent growth in the number of Indigenous businesses means that the need for business-related skills in the Indigenous population will be greater than ever. This report reviews the existing literature relating to Indigenous students and business-related studies in Australia, and…
Indigenous wellbeing in Australia: Evidence from HILDA
Author/editor: Manning, M, Ambrey, CL, Fleming, CM
Paper no: 101
Year published: 2015
This study explores the subjective wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. We focus on mean levels of self-reported life satisfaction, inequality in life satisfaction within the Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian populations, and the prevalence and severity of dissatisfaction with one’s life.…
The relationship between early childhood education and care (ECEC) and the outcomes of Indigenous children: evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC)
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Arcos Holzinger, L
Paper no: 103
Year published: 2015
This study presents the most robust evidence to date of the importance of engaging Indigenous children in early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs to boost cognitive and developmental outcomes in the short term (2 years after ECEC participation) and longer term (3–5 years after ECEC…