This is the archived version (10th March 2009) of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet website.

The content will no longer be updated.

For up-to-date information, please refer to the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet website.

Social issues

Selected social indicators: Indigenous overview (archive - historical interest only)
Policies and strategies
Guidelines
Programs and projects
Health promotion resources
Lessons learned
- Case studies
- Evaluations
Published resources
Organisations
Other information
Related HealthInfoNet pages

Policies and strategies

2007

Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership (2007)
From hand out to hand up: Cape York welfare reform project: design recommendations.
Cairns, QLD: Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership
View report (PDF - 1.6MB - large file warning!)
View website: Cape York Institute

2005

Altman JC, Gray MC, Levitus R (2005)
Policy issues for the community development employment projects scheme in rural and remote Australia.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
View report (PDF - 3MB - large file warning!)

Department of Education Science and Training (2005)
National report to Parliament on Indigenous education and training, 2003.
Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training
View report - part 1 (PDF - 2MB - large file warning!)
View report - part 2 (PDF - 2.7MB - large file warning!)

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (2005)
Building on success: CDEP discussion paper 2005.
Canberra: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
View report (PDF - 272KB)

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (2005)
Building on success: CDEP - future directions.
Canberra: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
View report (PDF - 258KB)

Moyle D (2005)
2005/2006 Federal Budget analysis: Indigenous education.
Melbourne: Australian Education Union
View report (PDF - 66KB)

Senate Employment Workplace Relations and Education References Committee (2005)
Indigenous education funding: final report.
Canberra: Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee
View report (PDF - 735KB)

2004

Department of Child Safety (2004)
Chapter 7: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Issues. In: A blueprint for implementing the recommendations of the January 2004 Crime and Misconduct Commission report 'protecting children: an inquiry into abuse of children in foster care'.
Brisbane: Department of Child Safety, Queensland Government:167-183
View Indigenous section (PDF - 91KB)

Department of Education, Science and Training (2004)
Working together for Indigenous youth (WTIY).
Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training
View report (PDF - 342KB)
View reference package (PDF - 124KB)
View reference package (RTF - 34KB)

Ministerial Advisory Committee for Educational Renewal (2004)
Report on Indigenous education.
Brisbane: Queensland Government, Department of Education and the Arts
View report (PDF - 724KB)

2003

Australian Public Service Commission (2003)
Indigenous employment strategy.
Canberra: Australian Public Service Commission
View information

Office for the Commissioner for Public Employment (2003)
An Indigenous employment strategy for the South Australian public sector.
Adelaide: Government of South Australia
View report (PDF - 1MB - large file warning!)

2002

Department of Employment Workplace Relations and Small Business (2002)
Indigenous Australian recruitment and career development strategy.
Canberra: The Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
View report (PDF - 80KB)

Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (2002)
Indigenous employment in the WA public sector: valuing the difference.
Perth: Government of Western Australia
View report (PDF - 260KB)

Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment (2002)
Indigenous employment and career development strategy 2002-2006. Advancing Indigenous employment: improving business outcomes. A framework for the future.
Darwin: Northern Territory Government
View report (PDF - 80KB)

Prior to 2001

Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (1999)
Higher education Indigenous education strategies 1999-2001.
Canberra: Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
View report contents (HTML)
View report cover (PDF - 220KB)

Department of Education, Science and Training (2000)
National Indigenous English Literacy and Numeracy Strategy: 2000-2004.
Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training
View report (PDF - 164KB)

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Guidelines

National Public Health Partnership (2002)
Guidelines for the development, implementation and evaluation of national public health strategies in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: approaches and recommendations.
Melbourne: National Public Health Partnership
View report (PDF - 380KB)

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Programs and projects

Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council (NSW) (2003)
Aboriginal Justice Plan: summary of the priorities and themes from the first community negotiations: 14 September - 15 September 2002.
Sydney: Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council (NSW)
View report (PDF - 56KB)

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2004)
Mission voices: hear our stories.
Canberra: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
View project website

Department of Aboriginal Affairs (2003)
Aboriginal Communities Strategic Investment Program (ACSIP).
Perth: Department of Aboriginal Affairs
View information

Department of Aboriginal Affairs (2003)
Remote Area Essential Services Program (RAESP).
Perth: Department of Aboriginal Affairs
View information

Department of Aboriginal Affairs (2003)
Remote community power procurement.
Perth: Department of Aboriginal Affairs
View information

Department of Aboriginal Affairs (2003)
Town reserves regularisation program.
Perth: Department of Aboriginal Affairs
View information

Department of Education, Science and Training (2004)
A Review of the Indigenous Education Direct Assistance (IEDA) Programme - October 2000
Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training
View report

Department of Indigenous Affairs (2002)
Breaking the silence on sexual abuse. 'My body belongs to me'. An awareness-raising project for Aboriginal communities
Perth: Department of Indigenous Affairs
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 1.5MB - large file warning!)

Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (nd)
Bringing them home [map].
Canberra: Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
View map

Workplace.gov.au (nd)
Indigenous employment [provides information about employment services and community projects designed specifically for Indigenous Australians].
Canberra: Australian Government
View information

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Health promotion resources

Jag Films Pty Ltd (no date)
Birth rites [video]
Margaret River, Western Australia: Jag Films Pty Ltd

Birth rites is a one hour documentary drawing a comparison between birth issues in outback Australia and regions of arctic Canada. The interface between the two worlds of Indigenous culture and western medicine becomes problematic when women in remote towns are sent away from home and family to give birth in centralised hospitals. The content reveals the effect birthing issues have on the women, and their families and communities.

Jag Films Pty Ltd abstract (adapted)

Contact details:
- Jag Films Pty Ltd, PO Box 53, Margaret River WA 6285, ph: 08 9758 7404, fax: 08 9757 3180, email: jagadmin@westnet.com.au

2004

Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal: Indigenous health promotion resources guide (4th edition)
The fourth edition of the Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal - Indigenous health promotion resources guide, has been released for 2004. The guide provides information about individual health promotion resources developed specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The resources cover over 80 health topics and relate to specific conditions, population groups, and environmental and social issues. The guide also includes details of how to obtain the resources and, where relevant, price and online access information.

Included in the resource is an application form for submitting content regarding a new resource to the journal for publication in the next edition.

The guide (view guide - PDF - 3.9MB - large file warning!) can be accessed online on the Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal website (view website).

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

For further information about the resource or to order copies contact: Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, PO Box 502, Matraville NSW 2036, ph: (02) 9311 2593, fax: (02) 9311 2814, freecall: 1800 888 575, email: journal@aihwj.com.au.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2004)
Bringing them home.
Sydney: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Released in December 2003, Bringing them home is an education module based on the findings and recommendations of the Bringing them home report, undertaken by the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families.

The education module, developed by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission, has been designed to help students explore:

the history, laws and practices of forcible separation
the effects of separation on individuals, families, and communities
the recommendations aimed at healing the pain caused by separation
responses to the Bringing them home report since it was published

This interactive CD-ROM contains resources, worksheets, teaching strategies, and curriculum links for use in Australian classrooms. It was created in consultation with experienced curriculum developers and is primarily for use at junior (years 6-8) and senior (years 9-11) education levels

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

The education modules contained on the CD-ROM can also be accessed online at http://www.humanrights.gov.au/bth. For further information about the resource or to order copies of the CD-ROM contact: Public Affairs, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001, ph: (02) 9284 9600, fax: (02) 9284 9751, email:education@humanrights.gov.au, web: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/, publications order form: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications

2003

Charles Darwin University, Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health (2003)
Yalupuy Dhawu: the story of Yalu.
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health

The story of Yalu has been produced on CD-ROM by the Teaching and Learning Service at the Northern Territory University in conjunction with the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health, and Yalu' marngithinyaraw (the learning nest), a community organisation in Galiwin'ku. Yalu' marngithinyaraw was established to develop and deliver programs based on research into the links between health and education.

The CD-ROM evolved from an earlier project undertaken by the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health - 'Yolngu theories of transformation' - that explored Yalu' marngithinyaraw as a case study of Yolngu leadership. The project's principal investigator was Joanne Garngulkpuy, a former teacher and now an experienced community researcher.

The CD-ROM uses audio, video and photo material from extensive archives to cover the organisation's history, philosophy, strategy and activities. The 'philosophy' section features six elders from different clans of the Dhuwa and Yirritja moieties explaining their meanings for 'Yalu' marngithinyaraw'.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Information about the CD-ROM can be obtained from the Yalu website, or from the CD summary sheet (PDF - 12KB). For further information about the CD or for copies contact: Michael Christie, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909, ph: (08) 8946 7043, email:michael.christie@cdu.edu.au.

Crime Prevention Division (2003)
Aboriginal community patrols. A practical guide.
Sydney: NSW Attorney General's Department

This informative guide to Aboriginal community patrols contains seven sections each focusing on different aspects of organising and sustaining a community patrol. All aspects of patrol organisation procedures are outlined including starting a patrol, obtaining workers, child protection, insurance and occupational health, codes of conduct, and patrol promotion. The resource also provides a useful list of contacts, and support services, as well as grant information of much use for developing a community patrol.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

The complete set of patrol guidelines can be downloaded from the NSW Crime Prevention Division website. Hard copies are currently unavailable. For further information about the resource contact: Crime Prevention Division, NSW Attorney General's Department, Level 19 Goodsell Building, 8-12 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000, ph: (02) 9228 8307, fax: (02) 9228 8559, email:cpd_unit@agd.nsw.gov.au. Postal address: GPO Box 6, Sydney NSW 2001.

2002

Department of Indigenous Affairs (2002)
'My body belongs to me'. An awareness-raising video for Aboriginal communities.
Perth: Department of Indigenous Affairs.

The 'My body belongs to me' project, has been developed in close association with Indigenous community organisations and government service providers. The project is the first of its kind in Western Australia to break the silence on sexual abuse in Indigenous communities. The WA Department of Indigenous Affairs (DIA) won the overall 2002 Premier's Award for Excellence in Public Sector Management, for the project.

The video has been designed to encourage Indigenous people to talk about sexual abuse and bring their experiences out in the open. It strives to remove the associated secrecy of sexual abuse and publicly acknowledge this issue as one that has resulted in much grief in the Indigenous community.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

For further information about the video contact the Department of Indigenous Affairs: Postal address: PO Box 7770, Cloister's Square, Perth WA 6850, Street address: Level 1, 197 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000, ph: (08) 9235 8000, fax: (08) 9235 8088, email for general information: info@dia.wa.gov.au. A report (view abstract) describing the development of the video has also been produced. A copy of the report (PDF - 1.5MB) is available on the DIA website.

Kimberley Language Resource Centre (2002)
Kimberley Interpreting Service.
Kununurra: Kimberley Interpreting Service

Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre and Kimberley Language Resource Centre have launched the Kimberley Interpreting Service (KIS) for Aboriginal languages in the Kimberley Region. This service currently provides interpreters for the Aboriginal languages, Jaru, Kriol, Kija, Walmajarri and Kukatja. All interpreters have received accreditation from the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) and are trained to work in specialised environments such as health, law, social work, court trials, land claims, government, community affairs, business and legal settings and tourism and hospitality.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

For more information about the services provided contact: Kimberley Interpreting Service, PO Box 162, Kununurra WA 6743, ph: (08) 9168 3163, fax: (08) 9168 2639.

Noarlunga Health Services (2002)
Safe dreaming trail to school project.
Noarlunga Centre: Noarlunga Health Services

This CD, produced in 2002 by Noarlunga Health Services, is based on the collaborative work of students at Morphett Vale Primary School and their efforts to share and exchange artwork. Discussion and collaborative opinions are given for the process of developing the artwork which describes the safe dreaming trail to school.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

For more information about the CD or to obtain a copy contact: The Director, Noarlunga Health Services, PO Box 437, Noarlunga Centre SA 5168, ph: (08) 8384 9273, fax: (08) 8384 9248.

Noarlunga Health Services (2002)
Nunga seniors project 2001.
Noarlunga Centre: Noarlunga Health Services.

This CD, produced by Noarlunga Health Services in 2002, is designed to promote reconciliation. It demonstrates young and older people working together towards a better understanding of different cultures. The CD includes interviews and recorded music. It contains a self-loading powerpoint slide show presentation suitable for PCs. Visual cues are contained in the slide show to assist navigation.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

For more information about the CD or to obtain a copy contact the: Director, Noarlunga Health Services, PO Box 437, Noarlunga Centre SA 5168, ph: (08) 8384 9273, fax: (08) 8384 9248.

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Lessons learned

Department of Education, Science and Training, Department of Industrial Relations (2003)
Kaulder Jibbijah: our working partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Brisbane: Queensland Government
View report (PDF - 2.4MB - large file warning!)

Northern Territory Department of Education (1999)
Learning lessons. An independent review of Indigenous education in the Northern Territory. Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Education
View summary (HTML)
View report (PDF - 1.6MB - large file warning!)

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Case studies

Brady M (2004)
Regulating social problems: the pokies, the Productivity Commission and an Aboriginal community.
(Discussion paper no. 269/2004)
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 1.0MB - large file warning!)

Henry R, Smith DE (2002)
Three years on: Indigenous families and the welfare system, the Kuranda community case study.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
View report (PDF - 332KB)

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Evaluations

Department of Education, Science and Training (2004)
Review of the Indigenous education direct assistance program. Final report.
Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia
View report (PDF - 648KB)

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (2002)
Indigenous employment policy evaluation. Stage one: progress report.
Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia
View report (PDF - 489KB)

Powers and Associates (2003)
Breaks in the road: evaluation of the Indigenous Youth Partnership Initiative (IYPI): final report.
Powers and Associates (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
View report (PDF - 414KB)

Tsey K, Every A (2000)
Evaluation of an Aboriginal empowerment program.
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health
View abstract: HealthBulletin

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Published resources

Journal articles

2007

Aldrich R, Zwi AB, Short S (2007)
Advance Australia fair: social democratic and conservative politicians' discourses concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their health 1972-2001.
Social Science and Medicine;64(1):125-137
View abstract: Social Science and Medicine
View website: Elsevier (publisher)

Baum F (2007)
Cracking the nut of health equity: top down and bottom up pressure for action on the social determinants of health.
Promotion and Education ;14(2):90-95
View abstract: PubMed
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information

Brown A, McDonald MI, Calma T (2007)
Rheumatic fever and social justice.
Medical Journal of Australia;186(11):557-558
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 114KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Calma T (2007)
Creating futures: influencing the social determinants of mental health and wellbeing in rural, Indigenous and Island peoples.
Australasian Psychiatry;15(Supplement):s5-s9
View article: Informaworld (HTML)
View article: Informaworld (PDF - 120KB)
View website: Informaworld

Halloran MJ (2007)
Indigenous reconciliation in Australia: do values, identity and collective guilt matter?
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology;17(1):1-18
View abstract: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
View website: Wiley InterScience

Haysom L, Williams R, Hodson E, Roy LP, Lyle D, et al. (2007)
Early chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australian children: remoteness, socioeconomic disadvantage or race?
Kidney International; [in press].
View abstract: PubMed
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information

Henderson G, Robson C, Cox L, Dukes C, Tsey K, et al. (2007)
Social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the broader context of the social determinants of health.
AusEinetter;2(29):14-19
View publication: AusEinetter (PDF - 4.2MB - large file warning!)
View website: Auseinet

Hunter E, Walter G (2007)
Creating futures: influencing the social determinants of mental health and wellbeing in rural, Indigenous and Island peoples [editorial].
Australasian Psychiatry;15(Supplement):s1-s4
View article: Informaworld (HTML)
View article: Informaworld (PDF - 102KB)
View website: Informaworld

Newman CE, Bonar M, Greville HS, Thompson SC, Bessarab D, et al. (2007)
Barriers and incentives to HIV treatment uptake among Aboriginal people in Western Australia.
AIDS;21(Suppl 1):S13-17
View abstract: Pub Med
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information

Vick M (2007)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids and bikes: socio-cultural factors and safety.
Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin;7(2): Original article 1.
View article: Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin (HTML)
View article: Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin (PDF - 95KB)
View website: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Watson NL (2007)
Implications of land rights reform for Indigenous health.
Medical Journal of Australia;186(10):534-536
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 100KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

2006

Babidge S (2006)
Bodily connections and practising relatedness: Aboriginal family and funerals in rural North Queensland.
Anthropological Forum;16(1):55-71
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Bailie RS, Wayte KJ (2006)
Housing and health in Indigenous communities: key issues for housing and health improvement in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Australian Journal of Rural Health ;14(5):178-183
View abstract: Australian Journal of Rural Health
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Publisher)

Bretherton D, Mellor D (2006)
Reconciliation between Aboriginal and other Australians: the "stolen generations".
Journal of Social Issues;62(1):81-98
View abstract: Journal of Social Issues
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Publisher)

Brough M, Bond C, Hunt J, Jenkins D, Shannon C, et al. (2006)
Social capital meets identity: Aboriginality in an urban setting.
Journal of Sociology;42(4):396-411
View abstract: Journal of Sociology
View website: Sage Journals (Publisher)

Butler-McIlwraith K (2006)
(Re)presenting Indigeneity: the possibilities of Australian sociology.
Journal of Sociology;42(4):369-381
View abstract: Journal of Sociology
View website: Sage Journals (Publisher)

Chikritzhs T, Brady M (2006)
Fact or fiction?: a critique of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2002.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):277-287
View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (Publisher)

Cowlishaw GK (2006)
Cultures of complaint: an ethnography of rural racial rivalry.
Journal of Sociology;42(4):429-445
View abstract: Journal of Sociology
View website: Sage Journals (Publisher)

Daniel M, Brown A, Dhurrkay JG, Cargo MD, O'Dea K (2006)
Mastery, perceived stress and health-related behaviour in northeast Arnhem Land: a cross-sectional study [in-press].
International Journal for Equity in Health;5(10)
View abstract: International Journal for Equity in Health
View website: International Journal for Equity in Health

Franks C (2006)
Gallinyalla: a town of substance?: a descriptive study of alcohol, tobacco, medicines and other drug use in a rural setting.
Rural and Remote Health;6(1):Article 491.
Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au
View article: Rural and Remote Health (HTML)
View article: Rural and Remote Health (PDF - 447KB)

Gracey M, Bridge E, Martin D, Jones TW, Spargo RM, et al. (2006)
An Aboriginal-driven program to prevent, control and manage nutrition-related "lifestyle" diseases including diabetes.
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition;15(2):178-188
View abstract: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
View website: HEC Press (Publisher)

Gray N, Bailie R (2006)
Can human rights discourse improve the health of Indigenous Australians?
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(5):448-452
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Hunter E (2006)
Social engineers and bystanders: the limits of 'responsibility' in Indigenous affairs.
Australasian Psychiatry;14(1):24-32
View abstract: Australasian Psychiatry
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Publisher)

Hunter E, Milroy H (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide in context.
Archives of Suicide Research;10(2):141-157
View abstract: Archives of Suicide Research
View website: Taylor and Francis (Publisher)

Kelly AB (2006)
Alcohol problems and psychological health in a remote Indigenous Australian community: a preliminary quantitative study.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;14(2):86-87
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)

Krieg AS (2006)
Aboriginal incarceration: health and social impacts.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):534-536
View article: Medical Journal of Australian (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Kowal E (2006)
Mutual obligation and Indigenous health: thinking through incentives and obligations.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(6):292-293
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF -117KB)
View website : Medical Journal of Australia

Leonard H, Petterson B, De Klerk N, et al. (2005)
Association of sociodemographic characteristics of children with intellectual disability in Western Australia.
Social Science and Medicine;60(7):1499-1513
View abstract: HealthBulletin

McDermott DR (2006)
Growing up brown in a white-shirted time.
Medical Journal of Australia ;185(8):464-466
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 217KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

McGrath P, Patton MA, Holewa H, Rayner R (2006)
The importance of the 'family meeting' in health care communication with Indigenous people: findings from an Australian study.
Australian Journal of Primary Health;12(1):56-64
View abstract: Australian Journal of Primary Health (PDF - 64KB)
View website: Australian Journal of Primary Health

McMullen J (2006)
When literacy can mean life.
Griffith Review;11
View article: Griffith Review (PDF - 141KB)

Morrissey M (2006)
Community, social capital and Indigenous health in the Northern Territory.
Ethnicity and Health;11(3):229-246
View abstract: Ethnicity and Health
View website: PubMed (Publisher)

Morrissey M (2006)
The Australian state and Indigenous people 1990-2006.
Journal of Sociology;42(4):347-354
View abstract: Journal of Sociology
View website: Sage Journals (Publisher)

Moreton-Robinson A (2006)
Towards a new research agenda?: Foucault, Whiteness and Indigenous sovereignty.
Journal of Sociology;42(4):383-395
View abstract: Journal of Sociology
View website: Sage Journals (Publisher)

Ogwang T, Cox L, Saldanha J (2006)
Paint on their lips: paint-sniffers, good citizens and public space in Brisbane.
Journal of Sociology;42(4):412-428
View abstract: Journal of Sociology
View website: Sage Journals (Publisher)

Paradies YC (2006)
Beyond black and white: essentialism, hybridity and Indigeneity.
Journal of Sociology;42(4):355-367
View abstract: Journal of Sociology
View website: Sage Journals (Publisher)

Pedersen A, Dudgeon P, Watt S, Griffiths B (2006)
Attitudes toward Indigenous Australians: the issue of "special treatment".
Australian Psychologist;41(2):85-94
View abstract: Taylor and Francis
View website: Taylor and Francis (Publisher)

Senior K, Chenhall R, McRae-Williams E, Daniels D, Rogers K (2006)
Dogs and people in Aboriginal communities: exploring the relationship within the context of the social determinants of health.
Environmental Health;6(4)
View abstract: Environmental Health
View website: Environmental Health Online

Smith A (2006)
Indigenous development: without community, without commerce.
Australian Review of Public Affairs: Digest;2006(4 September 2006)
View article
View website: Australian Review of Public Affairs

Walter M, Pyett P, Tyler B, Vanderwyk A (2006)
Beyond the margins/beyond marginality [editorial].
Journal of Sociology;42(4):341-345
View Journal of Sociology
View website: Sage Journals (Publisher)

Wenitong M (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health, wellbeing and leadership.
Medical Journal of Australia;185(8):466-467
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 297KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Willis E, Pearce M, McCarthy C, Jenkin T, Ryan F (2006)
Utility stress as a social determinant of health: exploring the links in a remote Aboriginal community.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia;17(3):255-259
View abstract: Health Promotion Journal of Australia
View website: Australian Health Promotion Association

Van der Sterren A, Anderson IP, Thorpe LG (2006)
'Individual' harms, community 'harms': reconciling Indigenous values with drug harm minimisation policy.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):219-225
View Abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (Publisher)

Zeldenryk L, Yalmambirra (2006)
Occupational deprivation: a consequence of Australia's policy of assimilation.
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal;53(1):43-46
View article (PDF - 69 KB)
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Publisher)

Zhao Y, Dempsey K (2006)
Causes of inequality in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Northern Territory, 1981-2000: a decomposition analysis.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):490-494
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 351KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

2005

Armstrong RM, Van Der Weyden MB (2005)
Indigenous health: partners in healing [editorial].
Medical Journal of Australia;182(10):498-499
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 127KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Burgess CP, Johnston FH, Bowman DMJS, Whitehead PJ (2005)
Healthy country: healthy people?: exploring the health benefits of Indigenous natural resource management.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;29(2):11
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Cleary V (2005)
Education and learning in an Aboriginal community.
Issue Analysis;65(6 December 2005)
Available from http://www.cis.org.au/

Collard KS, D'Antoine HA, Eggington DG, Henry BR, Martin CA, et al. (2005)
'Mutual' obligation in Indigenous health: can shared responsibility agreements be truly mutual?
Medical Journal of Australia;182(10):502-504
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 123KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Daly A, Smith D (2005)
Indicators of risk to the wellbeing of Australian Indigenous children.
Australian Review of Public Affairs;6(1):39-57
View article: Australian Review of Public Affairs (PDF - 312KB)
View website: Australian Review of Public Affairs

Hermeston WA (2005)
Telling you our story: how apology and action relate to health and social problems in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities [Dr Ross Ingram memorial essay competition].
Medical Journal of Australia;183(9):479-481
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 112KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Tsey K, Whiteside M, Daly S, Deemal A, Gibson T, et al. (2005)
Adapting the 'family wellbeing' empowerment program to the needs of remote Indigenous school children.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;29(2):112-116
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (HTML)

2004

Cass A, Cunningham J, Snelling P, Wang Z, Hoy W (2004)
Exploring the pathways leading from disadvantage to end-stage renal disease for Indigenous Australians.
Social Science and Medicine;58(4):767-785
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Glover JD, Hetzel DMS, Tennant SK (2004)
The socioeconomic gradient and chronic illness and associated risk factors in Australia.
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy;1(8)
View article: Australian and New Zealand Health Policy (PDF - 253KB)
View website: Australian and New Zealand Health Policy

Halloran MJ, Kashima ES (2004)
Social identity and worldview validation: the effects of ingroup identity primes and mortality salience on value endorsement.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin;30(7):915-925
View abstract: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Henry BR, Houston S, Mooney GH (2004)
Institutional racism in Australian healthcare: a plea for decency.
Medical Journal of Australia;180(10):517-520
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 134KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Hunter BH, Kennedy S, Biddle N (2004)
Indigenous and other Australian poverty: revisiting the importance of equivalence scales.
The Economic Record; 80(251):411-422
View abstract: Blackwell Synergy
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Publisher)

Jackson Pulver LR, Fitzpatrick SA (2004)
Sitting 'round the table of rights-based reconciliation: a health perspective.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia;15(3):193-199
View abstract: Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Taylor J, Cheers B, Weetra C, Gentle I (2004)
Supporting community solutions to family violence.
Australian Social Work;57(1):71-83
View abstract: HealthBulletin

2003

Bennett B, Zubrzycki J (2003)
Hearing the stories of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social workers: challenging and educating the system.
Australian Social Work;56(1):61-70
View abstract: Australian Social Work

Cunningham C, Stanley F (2003)
Indigenous by definition, experience, or world view.
British Medical Journal;327(7412):403-404
View article: British Medical Journal (HTML)
View article: British Medical Journal (PDF - 84KB)

Kowalyszyn M, Kelly A (2003)
Family functioning, alcohol expectancies and alcohol-related problems in a remote Aboriginal Australian community: a preliminary psychometric validation study.
Drug and Alcohol Review;22(1):53-59
View HealthInfoNet abstract

Malin M, Maidment D (2003)
Education, Indigenous survival and well-being: emerging ideas and programs.
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education;32:85-100
View article: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (PDF - 1.1MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Journal of Indigenous education

Mellor D (2003)
Contemporary racism in Australia: the experiences of Aborigines.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin;29(4):474-486
View abstract: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
View website: Sage Journals (publisher)

Meiklejohn B, Wollin JA, Cadet-James YL (2003)
Successful completion of the Bachelor of Nursing by Indigenous people.
Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin;3(2): Brief report 1.
View brief report: HealthBulletin

Peachey LG (2003)
Indigenous health: it's time for a change.
Medical Journal of Australia;178(10):503-504
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 96KB)

2002

Cass A, Cunningham J, Hoy W (2002)
The relationship between the incidence of end-stage renal disease and markers of socioeconomic disadvantage.
NSW Public Health Bulletin;13(7):147-151
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View article: NSW Public Health Bulletin (PDF)

Hoban R and the Rumbalara community (2002)
Mental health promotion and work: Rumbalara community's roundtable discussion 2002.
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health;1(3):1-10
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Shannon C (2002)
Acculturation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition.
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition;11(Suppl):S576-S578
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Wildman P (2002)
The litany of death: a deep futures critique of the Australian Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody.
Futures; 34:571-581.
View abstract: Futures (HTML)
View article: Futures (PDF - 60KB)

2000

Loff B, Cordner S (2000).
UN condemns Australia over Aborigines.
Lancet, 356(9234): 1011.
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Morrison P (2000).
A pilot implementation of Internet access for remote Aboriginal communities in the 'top end' of Australia.
Urban Studies, 37(10), 1781-1792.
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Prior to 2000

Jackson LR, Ward JE (1999)
Aboriginal health: why is reconciliation necessary?
Medical Journal of Australia;170(9):437-440
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)

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Reports and publications

2008

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2008)
Social justice report 2007.
Sydney: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
View report (HTML)
View report (PDF - 9.2MB - large file warning!)
View website: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Rural, regional and remote health: indicators of health status and determinants of health. (AIHW Catalogue no. PHE 97)
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View report (HTML)
View report (PDF - 546KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth Service Provision (2008)
Report on Government services 2008: Indigenous compendium.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
View report (HTML)
View report (PDF - 2.9MB - large file warning!)
View website: Productivity Commission

2007

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2007)
Social justice report 2006.
Sydney: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 9MB - large file warning!)
View website: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Anderson I, Baum F, Bentley M, eds. (2007)
Beyond bandaids: papers from the Social Determinants of Aboriginal Health Workshop, Adelaide, July 2004.
Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
View report (PDF - 6.9MB - large file warning!)
View website: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2007)
Law and justice statistics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a snapshot, 2006: summary. (4722.0.55.003)
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
View report
View website: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
Australia's welfare 2007. (AIHW catalogue no. AUS 93)
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View report (PDF - 2.3MB - large file warning!)
View report (HTML)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Medical Association (2007)
Institutionalised inequity, not just a matter of money.
Canberra: Australian Medical Association
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (HTML)
View report (PDF - 1.7MB - large file warning!)
View good news report (PDF - 2.52KB)
View website: Australian Medical Association

Black A (2007)
Evidence of effective interventions to improve the social and environmental factors impacting on health: informing the development of Indigenous Community Agreements. Barton, ACT: Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
View report (PDF - 1.14MB - large file warning!)
View website: Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership (2007)
From hand out to hand up: Cape York welfare reform project: design recommendations.
Cairns, QLD: Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership
View report (PDF - 1.56MB - large file warning!)
View website: Cape York Institute

Carson B, Dunbar T, Chenhall RD, Bailie R, eds. (2007)
Social determinants of Indigenous health.
Crows Nest, NSW: Allen and Unwin
(xxix + 306pp, RRP $49.95) ISBN 978 1 74175 142 0
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) (2007)
Northern Territory Emergency Response - Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bills (No. 1 and 2) 2007 - 08.
View Bill
View website: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)

Healey J (2007)
Indigenous Australians and the law.
Thirroul, NSW: Spinney Press
View abstract

Hughes H (2007)
Lands of shame.
St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Centre for Independent Studies
View information
View website: Centre for Independent Studies

Northern Territory Government (2007)
Closing the gap of Indigenous disadvantage: a generational plan of action.
Darwin: Northern Territory Government
View report (PDF – 367KB)
View website: Closing the Gap of Indigenous Disadvantage, Northern Territory Government

Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2007)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2007: report.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 4.1MB - large file warning!)
View report (HTML)
View overview (PDF - 2.7MB - large file warning!)
View website: Productivity Commission

2006

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2006)
Ending family violence and abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: key issues: an overview paper of research and findings by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2001-2006.
Canberra: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
View report (PDF - 0.98MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Human Rights Commission

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2006)
Native title report 2005.
Sydney: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (8.94MB - large file warning!)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2006)
Social justice report 2005.
Sydney: Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (8.76MB - large file warning!)

Al-Yaman F, Van Doeland M, Wallis M (2006)
Family violence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 560 KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Australia, 2004-05.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
View report: Australian Bureau of Statistics (PDF - 1.7MB - large file warning!)
View state and territory details

Biddle N, Hunter BH (2006)
Factors associated with internal migration: a comparison between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
View report: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (PDF - 3.76MB - large file warning!)
View website: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in vocational education and training.
Sydney: Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report: Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council (PDF - 668KB)

Delahunty B, Putt J (2006)
The policing implications of cannabis, amphetamine and other illicit drug use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 703KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
View website: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Department of Employment Education and Training (2006)
Indigenous languages and culture in Northern Territory schools: report 2004-2005.
Darwin: Department of Employment Education and Training, Northern Territory Government
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View website: Department of Education Employment and Training

Hall J, Berry M (2006)
Indigenous housing: assessing the long term costs and the optimal balance between recurrent and capital expenditure.
Melbourne: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
View report: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (PDF -1MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

Hunt J, Smith DE (2006)
Building Indigenous community governance in Australia: preliminary research findings.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 2.7MB - large file warning!)
View: Ten key messages
View website: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

Hunter BH, ed. (2006)
Assessing the evidence on Indigenous socioeconomic outcomes: a focus on the 2002 NATSISS.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 5.36MB - large file warning!)
View website: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

Hunter E (2006)
Back to Redfern: autonomy and the ‘Middle E' in relation to Aboriginal health. (Research discussion paper, no. 18)
Canberra: Research Program, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 814KB)
View website: AIATSIS

Johns G (2006)
Aboriginal education: remote schools and the real economy.
Barton, ACT: Menzies Research Centre
View report (PDF - 5.57MB- large file warning!)
View website: Menzies School of Health Research

Joudo J (2006)
Deaths in custody in Australia 1990-2004.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology
View report: (PDF - 275KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Criminology

Manne R (comp.) (2006)
The stolen generations: a documentary collection.
Brisbane: ANTaR Qld Association Inc.
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 676KB)
View website: ANTAR - Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation

McDougall S (2006)
Palm Island: future directions: resource officer report.
Brisbane: Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy (DATSIP)
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report: Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy (PDF - 1.12MB - large file warning!)
View website: Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy

McGlusky N, Thaker L (2006)
Literacy support for Indigenous people: current systems and practices in Queensland.
Adelaide: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
View report: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (PDF - 442KB)
View website: National Centre for Vocational Education Research

Memmott P, Long S, Thomson L (2006)
Indigenous mobility in rural and remote Australia.
Brisbane: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

Rivalland P (2006)
'It's more than machines and medicine: they should understand there's a Yanangu way': Yanangu providing their own kidney dialysis services as Indigenous people from the Western Desert, Central Australia: summary report.
Casuarina, NT: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 1.23MB - large file warning!)
View website: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health

Silburn SR, Zubrick SR, De Majo JA, Shepherd C, Griffin JA, et al. (2006)
Strengthening the capacity of Aboriginal children, families and communities.
Perth: Curtin University of Technology and Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (HTML)
View summary booklet (PDF - 2.3MB - large file warning!)
View website: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

Slee P (2006)
Families at risk: the effects of chronic and multiple disadvantage.
Adelaide: Shannon Research Press
View report (PDF - 2.54MB - large file warning!)
View website: Flinders University School of Education

Taylor J (2006)
Indigenous peoples and indicators of well-being: an Australian perspective on UNPFII global frameworks.
Retrieved [Access Date] from http://www.anu.edu.au/caepr/Publications/WP/CAEPRWP33.pdf
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 3.2MB - large file warning!)
View website: Centre for Aboriginal Policy Research

Van Beurden E, Newell S, Hughes D, Franks A, Binge C, et al. (2006)
Reconnecting families program: training phase evaluation report.
Lismore, NSW: North Coast Area Health Service
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 301KB)
View website: North Coast Area Health Service

Vemuri SR, White C, Yu T (2006)
Evaluation of the remote workforce development strategy.
Casuarina, NT: Charles Darwin University
View report (PDF - 2.1MB - large file warning!)
View website: Charles Darwin University

Zubrick SR, Silburn SR, de Maio JA, Shepherd C, Griffin JA, et al. (2006)
Improving the educational experiences of Aboriginal children and young people.
Perth: Curtin University of Technology and Telethon Institute of Child Health Research
View report (PDF -12.6MB - large file warning!)
View website: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

2005

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2005)
Social justice report 2004.
Sydney: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (HTML)
View website: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission website

Altman J, Linkhorn C, Clarke J (2005)
Land rights and development reform in remote Australia.
Melbourne: Oxfam Australia
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report: Oxfam Australia (PDF - 3.32MB - large file warning!)

Altman JC, Hunter BH (2005)
Rejoinder to 'key social and economic indicators for Indigenous Australia: a comparative analysis.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
View report: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (PDF - 157KB)

Arthur B, Morphy F, eds. (2005)
Macquarie atlas of Indigenous Australia: culture and society through space and time.
North Ryde, NSW: Macquarie Library
View current topic: HealthBulletin

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2005)
Australian social trends 2005.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
View report: Australian Bureau of Statistics (PDF - 1.87MB - large file warning!)

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2005.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Australian Bureau of Statistics
View current topic: HealthBulletin
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View Chapter 2: Demographic, social and emotional context (PDF - 421KB)
View Chapter 3: Education and health (PDF - 292KB)
View report (PDF - 5.22MB - large file warning!)

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Rural, regional and remote health: indicators of health.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF -1.74MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Booth A, Carroll N (2005)
The health status of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Canberra: Australian National University, Centre of Economic Policy Research
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 523KB)

Booth A, Carroll N (2005)
Overcrowding and Indigenous health in Australia.
Canberra: The Australian National University
View report: The Australian National University (PDF - 119KB)
View website: Centre for Economic Policy Research

Department of Education and the Arts, Queensland Government (2005)
Bound for success: Cape York and Torres Strait education discussion paper.
Brisbane: Queensland Government
View report (PDF - 224KB)

Department of Education Science and Training (2005)
National report to Parliament on Indigenous education and training, 2003.
Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training
View report part 1 (PDF - 2.06MB - large file warning!)
View report part 2 (PDF - 2.70MB - large file warning!)
View website: Department of Education, Science and Training

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (2005)
Building on success: CDEP discussion paper 2005.
Canberra: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
View report (PDF - 273KB)
View website: Department of Workplace Relations

Department of Health and Ageing (2005)
National strategic framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health 2003-2013: Australian Government implementation plan 2003-2008.
Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 964KB)

Eckermann A, Dowd T, Chong E, Nixon L, Gray R, et al. (2005)
Binan Goonj: bridging cultures in Aboriginal health.
2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Koori Human Services Unit (2005)
Aboriginal Services Plan key indicators 2003-04.
Melbourne: Koori Human Services Unit, Policy and Strategic Projects Division, Victorian Government
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 673KB)

Office for Women's Policy, Department for Community Development (2005)
Indigenous women's report card 2005.
Perth: Office for Women's Policy
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (2.12MB - large file warning!)

Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth Service Provision (2005)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2005: report.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report: Productivity Commission (HTML)

Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth Service Provision (2005)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2005: overview.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
View report: Productivity Commission (HTML)

Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2005)
Report on Government services 2005.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View Education preface (PDF - 0.2KB)
View Chapter 3: School education (PDF - 0.3KB)
View Chapter 4: Vocational education and training (PDF - 0.3KB)
View report (HTML)

Queensland Health (2005)
Strategic policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people's health 2005-2010.
Brisbane: State of Queensland, Queensland Health
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 1MB - large file warning!)

Zubrick SR, Silburn SR, Lawrence DM, Mitrou FG, Dalby RB, et al. (2005)
The social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young people.
Perth: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Curtin University of Technology
View report (PDF - 26.5 MB - large file warning!)
View website: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

2004

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2004)
Social justice report 2003.
Sydney: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Altman (2004)
Economic development and Indigenous Australia: contestations over property, institutions and ideology?
Canberra: Australian National University
View report: Australian National University (PDF - 660KB)

Australasia Economics (2004)
Key social and economic indicators for Indigenous Australia: a comparative analysis.
Canberra: Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination, Australian Government
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 13.56MB - large file warning!)

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2004)
Indigenous Australians in the contemporary labour market.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2004)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2002.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
View report: Australian Bureau of Statistics (PDF - 3.7MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2004)
Australia's health 2004: the ninth biennial report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF - 5.7MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Lloyd D, Newell S, Dietrich U (2004)
Health inequity: a review of the literature.
Lismore: Northern Rivers Area Health Service
View report: Northern Rivers Area Health Service (PDF - 2.55MB - large file warning!)

Malin M (2004)
Is schooling good for Aboriginal children’s health?
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health
View report (HTML)

Mellor D, Corrigan M (2004)
The case for change: a review of contemporary research in Indigenous education outcomes.
Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research
View report (PDF - 1.4MB - large file warning!)

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (2004)
Summary of supporting evidence underlying the position paper on improving access to PBS medications for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders.
Deakin, ACT: NACCHO
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report: National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (HTML)
View website: National Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (NACCHO)

National Centre for Vocational Education Research (2004)
Australian vocational education and training statistics: Indigenous Australians' training experiences: first findings.
Adelaide: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
View article (PDF - 108KB)

Smith JD (2004)
Australia's rural and remote health: a social justice perspective.
Croydon, Victoria: Tertiary Press
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Social Health Reference Group (2004)
Social and emotional well being framework: a national strategic framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and social and emotional well being 2004-2009.
Canberra: Australian Government
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View report (HTML)

Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2004)
Report on Government services 2004: Indigenous compendium.
Melbourne: Productivity Commission
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Zubrick SR, Lawrence DM, Silburn SR, Blair E, Milroy H, et al. (2004)
The health of Aboriginal children and young people.
Perth: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
View report (PDF - 8.1MB - large file warning!)
View website: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

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2003

Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council (NSW) (2003)
Aboriginal justice plan: summary of the priorities and themes from the first community negotiations: 14 September - 15 September 2002.
Sydney: Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council (NSW)
View report: Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council (PDF - 56KB)

Altman J (2003)
The economic and social context of Indigenous health.
In: Thomson N, ed. The health of Indigenous Australians. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press:25-43
View book abstract: HealthBulletin

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2003)
Population characteristics: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians 2001.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View summary: Australian Bureau of Statistics (HTML)

Australian Medical Association (2003)
Public report card 2003: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, time for action.
Barton: Australian Medical Association
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Hunter BH, Kinfu, Y, Taylor J (2003)
The future of Indigenous work: forecasts of labour force status to 2011.
Canberra: Australian National University.
View report (PDF - 88KB)

Indigenous Communities Environmental Health Workforce Capacity Building Program (2003)
Environmental health planning and action: a draft handbook for Indigenous practitioners.
Sydney: University of Sydney
View report (PDF - 1.1MB - large file warning!)

Lawrie R (2003)
Speak out speak strong: researching the needs of Aboriginal women in custody.
Sydney: Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth Service Provision (2003)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2003.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Western Sydney Area Health Service (2003)
Blacktown Aboriginal injury surveillance and prevention project report.
Parramatta: Western Sydney Area Health Service
View abstract: HealthBulletin

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2002

Australian Bureau of Statistics(2002)
Australian social trends.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View section on education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (HTML)
View report (HTML)

Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council (2002)
Dare to lead: Indigenous education in Australian schools.
Canberra: Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council.
View paper

Beneforti M, Cunningham J (2002)
Investigating indicators for measuring the health and social impact of sport and recreation programs in Indigenous communities.
Darwin: Australian Sports Commission and Cooperative Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Champion M (2002)
Urban CDEPs as Indigenous employment centres: policy and community implications.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
View report (PDF - 280KB)

Department of Employment Education and Training (2002)
Working together for Indigenous youth. A national framework.
Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia
View paper (PDF - 344KB)

Ewald D, Boughton B (2002)
Maternal education and child health: an exploratory investigation in a central Australian Aboriginal community.
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health.
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Goold S, Turale S, Miller M, Usher K (2002)
'Gettin em n keepin em'. Report of the Indigenous Nursing Education Working Group to the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Gordon S, Hallahan K, Henry D (2002) Putting the picture together, inquiry into response by government agencies to complaints of family violence and child abuse in Aboriginal communities.
Perth: Department of Premier and Cabinet
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View current topic: HealthBulletin
View report (PDF - 4.5MB - large file warning!)

Henry R, Smith DE (2002)
Three years on: Indigenous families and the welfare system, the Kuranda community case study. Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
View report (PDF - 332KB)

Nicholson R, Stephenson P, Brown VA, Mitchell K (2002)
Common ground and common sense. Community-based environmental health planning: an action handbook.
Canberra: Publications Production Unit (Public Affairs, Parliamentary and Access Branch)
View report (PDF - 3.4MB - large file warning!)

The Department of Employment Workplace Relations and Small Business (2002)
Indigenous Australian recruitment and career development strategy.
Canberra: The Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
View report (PDF - 80KB)

Western Australian State Government (2002)
Putting people first: the Western Australian State Government's action plan for addressing family violence and child abuse in Aboriginal communities.
Perth: The Western Australian State Government
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View current topic: HealthBulletin
View response: WA State Government (PDF - 1.1MB - large file warning!)

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2001

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2001)
Australian housing survey - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander results.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
View report (HTML)

Berry M, MacKenzie D, Briskman L, Ngwenya T (2001)
Indigenous homelessness. A discussion paper on Indigenous homelessness in Victoria.
Melbourne: RMIT University Research Team.
View report (HTML)
View report (Word doc - 96KB)

Boughton B (2001)
Popular education, capacity-building and action research: increasing Aboriginal community control of education and health research.
Casuarina, NT: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health

Cairnduff S (2001)
Sport and recreation for Indigenous youth in the Northern Territory: scoping research priorities for health and social outcomes.
Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health, Australian Sports Commission
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Gray A, Boughton B (2001)
Education and health behaviour of Indigenous Australians: evidence from the 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey (NATSIS).
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health
View abstract: HealthBulletin

MCEETYA Taskforce on Indigenous Education (2001)
Education of teachers of Indigenous students in early childhood services and schools.
Canberra: Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs
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MCEETYA Taskforce on Indigenous Education (2001)
Effective learning issues for Indigenous children aged 0 to 8 years.
Canberra: Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs
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MCEETYA Taskforce on Indigenous Education (2001)
Exploring multiple pathways for Indigenous students.
Canberra: Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs
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MCEETYA Taskforce on Indigenous Education (2001)
Solid foundations: health and education partnership for Indigenous children aged 0 to 8 years.
Canberra: Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs
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2000

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Task Force on Violence (2000)
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Task Force on Violence report.
Brisbane: Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy and Development, Queensland Government
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2000)
Child Protection Australia 1998-99.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
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Boughton B (2000).
What is the connection between Aboriginal education and Aboriginal health?
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health
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Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2000)
'Emerging themes': national inquiry into rural and remote education.
Sydney: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Contains information relating to the Australian population as well as Indigenous Australians, particularly in Chapter 6.
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Law Reform Commission of New South Wales (2000)
Sentencing: Aboriginal offenders.
Sydney: Law Reform Commission of New South Wales
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Purdie N, Tripcony P, Boulton-Lewis G, Fanshawe J, Gunstone A (2000)
Positive self-identity for Indigenous students and its relationship to school outcomes. Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology
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Tsey K, Every A (2000)
Evaluation of an Aboriginal empowerment program.
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health
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Prior to 2000

Dalton V, Edwards R (1999)
Aboriginal deaths in prison 1980 to 1998: national overview.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology
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Long M, Frigo T, Batten M (1998)
The school to work transition of Indigenous Australians: review of the literature and statistical analysis.
Canberra: Task Force on School to Work Transition for Indigenous Australians, Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
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Taylor J, Hunter B (1998)
The job still ahead: economic costs of continuing Indigenous employment disparity.
Canberra: Australian National University
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Theses

Links to abstracts are currently unavailable for some of these theses

Atkinson L (1999)
"Being driven": Aboriginal Australian experience of personal, intergenerational and transgenerational life traumas: a social psychology approach.
Unpublished Master of Arts, Griffith University, Queensland

Dunn RP (2001)
Attachment: towards an understanding of Aboriginal relationship with the land.
Unpublished Masters of Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria

Hayman N (1997)
An urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health survey 1995-96.
Unpublished Master of Public Health thesis, University of Queensland, Brisbane
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Hunter E (1989)
Just happy: myths and realities of aboriginal health in isolated Australia.
Unpublished MD thesis, University of New South Wales, Sydney

Munoz E (1991)
Relationship between admission rates and the socio-environmental conditions of children aged 0-5 years living in Aboriginal communities.
Unpublished Master of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney

Murphy K (nd)
Socio-economic factors and perinatal mortality in Queensland 1987-1988.
Unpublished Master of Public Health thesis, University of Queensland, Brisbane
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O'Neill D (1988)
A study of morbidity indicators and changing socio-environmental factors in an Aboriginal community.
Unpublished Master of Public Health treatise, University of Sydney, Sydney
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Paradies Y (2006)
Race, racism, stress and Indigenous health.
Unpublished Doctor of Philosophy thesis, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
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Senior KA (2003)
A gudbala laif?: health and wellbeing in a remote Aboriginal community - what are the problems and where lies the responsibility?
Unpublished Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra

Shaw WS (2001)
Ways of whiteness: negotiating settlement agendas in (post)colonial inner Sydney.
Unpublished Phd thesis, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
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Thomson N (1989)
Inequalities in Aboriginal health.
Unpublished Master of Public Health thesis, University of Sydney, Sydney.
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Trevaskis GJ (2003)
The Friendly Schools Bullying Intervention Project: adapting resources for use in remote Indigenous school settings.
Unpublished Master of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth
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Whatman SL (2004)
'Wis wei youpla health?': a case study of the nature and extent of community participation in health education decision-making for Torres Strait Islander girls at Bluewater High.
Unpublished Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland
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Key references

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2005) Social justice report 2004. Canberra: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
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Altman JC, Hunter BH (2003) Monitoring ‘practical’; reconciliation: evidence from the reconciliation decade, 1991-2001. Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
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Altman JC (2000) The economic status of Indigenous Australians. Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
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Altman JC, Gray MC, Levitus R (2005) Policy issues for the community development employment projects scheme in rural and remote Australia. Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (2004) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social survey, 2002. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (2005) Australian social trends 2005. (ABS catalogue no. 4102.0) Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (2003) Population characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians 2001. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
View summary
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005) Health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2005. (ABS catalogue no. 4704.0) Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Beresford Q, Partington G, eds. (2003) Reform and resistance in Aboriginal education: the Australian experience. Perth: University of Western Australia Press
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Boughton B (2000) What is the connection between Aboriginal education and Aboriginal health? Casuarina, Northern Territory: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health
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Boughton B (2001) Popular education, capacity-building and action research: increasing Aboriginal community control of education and health research. Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health
Cairnduff S (2001) Sport and recreation for Indigenous youth in the Northern Territory: scoping research priorities for health and social outcomes. Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health and Australian Sports Commission
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Christie MF (1998) Education, health and Indigenous Australians. Darwin: Northern Territory University Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Commonwealth Department of Education Science and Training (2002) No shame job: a health career information guide for Indigenous students. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia
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Commonwealth Department of Education Science and Training (2000) The national Indigenous English literacy and numeracy strategy: 2000-2004. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia
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Daly A, Henry R, Smith DE (2002) Welfare and the domestic economy of Indigenous families: policy implications from a longitudinal survey. Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
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Department of Education Science and Training (2005) National report to Parliament on Indigenous education and training, 2003. Canberra: Department of Education, Science and Training
View report - part 1
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Department of Employment Education and Training (2002) Working together for Indigenous youth: a national framework. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia
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Devitt J, Hall G, Tsey K (2001) An introduction to the social determinants of health in relation to the Northern Territory Indigenous population. Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health
Hunter B (2004) Taming the social capital hydra? Indigenous poverty, social capital theory and measurement. Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
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Hunter BH, Schwab RG (2003) Practical reconciliation and recent trends in Indigenous education. Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
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Saggers S, Gray D (1991) Aboriginal health and society: the traditional and contemporary Aboriginal struggle for better health. North Sydney: Allen and Unwin
Senate Employment Workplace Relations and Education References Committee (2005)
Indigenous education funding: final report. Canberra: Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee
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Smallwood G, White C, Kotiw M (1997) The relevance of human rights to health status in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Health and Human Rights;2(2):127-136
Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth Service Provision (2003) Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2003: report. Canberra: Productivity Commission
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Taylor J (2003) Indigenous economic futures in the Northern Territory: the demographic and socioeconomic background. Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
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Bibliography

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Organisations

National

Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL)
Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL) is an unique company. It is specifically and primarily organised to provide a national hostel accommodation service to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. AHL's aim is to achieve excellence in the delivery of hostel accommodation that satisfies the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. AHL has an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Recruitment and Career Development Policy that is reflected in its workforce, and its policy of employing Indigenous people has led to the organisation's success. AHL's commitment to a high level of training for employees has produced a team of professional and dedicated staff who ensure that the accommodation and services provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients is always improving.
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Australian Human Rights Commission - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission
A portal of the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commission was created by the federal parliament in December 1992 – a response to the findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and the National Inquiry into Racist Violence. It was also a response to the extreme social and economic disadvantage faced by Indigenous Australians. An important role of the Commissioner is to keep Indigenous issues before the federal Government and the Australian community to promote understanding and respect for the rights of Indigenous Australians.
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Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre (AILC)
The Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre (AILC) is a non-profit organisation; an Australian registered company limited by guarantee. It was established in December 1999 under the auspices of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). The AILC aims to foster the development of leadership ability and skills of Indigenous peoples; conduct educational and experiential courses and seminars in leadership and professional development; develop materials for education and training in leadership; promote indigenous leadership skills and ability; and create forums for Indigenous people to share ideas, experience and skills.
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
AIATSIS is an independent Commonwealth Government statutory authority devoted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. It is Australia's premier institution for information about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. AIATSIS is governed by a Council of nine members, four elected by the Institute's membership and five members, who must be Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders appointed by the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs.
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Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
Batchelor Institute, formerly known as Batchelor College, began as a small annex of Kormilda College, then a residential school for Aboriginal students on the outskirts of Darwin, providing short training programs for Aboriginal teacher aides and assistants in community schools. Programs have been expanded and diversified in response to the importance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have placed on gaining accredited awards in the areas of professional and para-professional occupations. Batchelor's vision is to develop a unique place of knowledge and skills, where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians can undertake journeys of learning for empowerment and advancement while strengthening identity.
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Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership
The Cape York Institute is a public policy organisation that champions reform and innovation in Indigenous and social welfare policies. The Institute focuses on key economic and social policy issues facing Indigenous communities. The Institute aims to: improve the effectiveness of Indigenous policy at national, state and regional levels; strengthen Indigenous leadership with greater Indigenous ownership of and participation in policy issues; improve the effectiveness of implementation of Indigenous development initiatives, especially within Cape York; improve the capacity of practitioners to better implement innovative policy and contribute to improved outcomes; and contribute, with partner organisations, to improved outcomes for communities.
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Centre for Indigenous Natural and Cultural Resource Management
The Centre for Indigenous Natural and Cultural Resource Management was established in February 1997 at the Northern Territory University in Darwin, Australia, with initial funding from the Australian Government's Indigenous Higher Education Centres program. The core roles of the centre are to support Indigenous students and scholars for undertaking research in natural and cultural resource management, and issues of sustainable community development affecting Indigenous Australians, develop curriculum for Indigenous resource management, facilitate career opportunities for Indigenous researchers, forge partnerships with Indigenous communities and stakeholders, be a national and international focal point for research which meets the needs of Indigenous peoples in Australia and our near neighbours in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific, and provide consultancy services and specialist advice in all areas of expertise.
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Croc Festivals Australia
Croc Festivals is a non-profit organisation aiming to decrease antisocial norms and influence attitudes toward alcohol, tobacco and other drug use helping young people make informed decisions about their use; contribute to the reconciliation process both within Indigenous communities and between all Australians; assist in the improvement of literacy and numeracy of students; provide the opportunity for students in rural and remote areas to come together and meet students from other remote and regional areas; and teach in a positive reinforcing way that excellence is achieved through application of creativity, hard work, enthusiasm and cooperation. It is an innovative event that builds partnerships in regional and remote communities by celebrating youth culture'. These festivals provide a drug and alcohol free environment for young Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians to enjoy and become involved in visual and performing arts, sports clinics, and careers markets.
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Department of Aboriginal/Indigenous Affairs
The Department of Aboriginal/Indigenous Affairs has a leadership role in achieving this aim through strategic management, co-ordination and by bringing the relevant agencies of Government to work together to meet the needs of Indigenous people. The Department's vision is to improve outcomes and relationships with Indigenous people based on trust, respect, equity and inclusiveness, and to provide a more immediate picture of a desired future and create an overall framework to develop plans to achieve this future. The Department aims to close the gap between the social, cultural and economic well being of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people through strategic leadership of land, heritage and culture, and whole of government coordination of Indigenous issues, and to reflect the aspirations for influencing change through the conduct of business decisions and operations. The Department is also responsible for administering legislation that affects the well-being of Indigenous people, in terms of heritage, community, land, and culture.

Department of Aboriginal Affairs - State Branches
Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority - NT
Department of Aboriginal Affairs - NSW
Department of Aboriginal Affairs - VIC
Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation - SA
Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy - QLD
Department of Indigenous Affairs - WA

Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) - Indigenous
The Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), is committed to the values and ethical standards required of the Australian Public Service. DEST seeks to deliver Government programs as effectively as possible, and aims to ensure that Australians understand the policy directions of Government, their intent and how services can be accessed. In the context of the National Goals agreed on by the National, State, and Territory Governments, and the AEP, the Australian Government aims to improve the quality of education in Australia leading to improvement in the learning outcomes of Indigenous students. It also supports emerging and ongoing national initiatives in relation to the teaching profession and professional development, curriculum, assessment and student welfare.
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Medicare Australia
Medicare Australia is a customer-focused service organisation delivering national health programs to the Australian community with a world wide reputation for reliable, secure and innovative delivery of health claims, payments and information management. Medicare is a health benefit and information processing agency, and has connections with every Australian resident, every doctor and every pharmacy and with many other members of the health and IT sector. Medicare also detects and prevents fraud and inappropriate servicing, international consultancy services and is playing a key role in the development of Australia’s health payments and information for the future, including a range of ambitious and innovative health and e-health initiatives.
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National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT)
The National Native Title Tribunal of Australia (NNTT) works with people to develop an understanding of native title and reach enduring native title and related outcomes that recognise everyone's rights and interests in land and waters (see types of applications). It works in an impartial and fair way, taking into account the views and concerns of everyone involved in the native title process. Hundreds of agreements have been documented throughout Australia since the Tribunal was established in 1994. The Tribunal is an Australian Commonwealth Government agency set up under the Native Title Act 1993. It is part of the Attorney-General's portfolio and mediates native title claims under the direction of the Federal Court of Australia.
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Reconciliation Australia
Reconciliation Australia is the non-government, not-for-profit foundation established in January 2001 to provide a continuing national focus for reconciliation. Reconciliation Australia works with business, government and individual Australians to bring about change. The organisation identifies and promotes examples of reconciliation in action so that others can share the good ideas and add their support. Reconciliation Australia also independently monitors Australia’s progress towards reconciliation so that government, business and the community can take responsibility to back up words with real commitment. Reconciliation Australia and its partners recognise that the task of defining and delivering reconciliation requires leadership from government and commitment within our workplaces and our communities. The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation website contains all the documents and history of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation for the ten-year period of their existence to December 2000.
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International

Centre for Aboriginal Health Research (CAHR)
The CAHR is a joint initiative of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Manitoba, and the Foundations for Health. The CAHR was established through a generous contribution from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs to the fundraising campaign of the Foundations for Health for the construction of the Buhler Centre for Health Research. Development of the CAHR was also facilitated by a research infrastructure grant awarded to the University of Manitoba by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Manitoba Innovation Fund. Operating funds have been awarded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council.
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First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Health Canada
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch supports the delivery of public health and health promotion services on-reserve and in Inuit communities. It also provides drug, dental and ancillary health services to First Nations and Inuit people regardless of residence. The Branch also provides primary care services on-reserve in remote and isolated areas, where there are no provincial services readily available. First Nations and Inuit Health Branch works with First Nations and Inuit communities, other Health Canada branches, and federal government departments to provide health programs and services.
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Indian Health Service (IHS) - US Department of Health and Human Services
The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognised tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes. The mission of the IHS is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level, to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people, and to uphold the Federal Government's obligation to promote healthy American Indian and Alaska Native people, communities, and cultures and to honor and protect the inherent sovereign rights of Tribes.
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Native American Health Centre
Native American Health Center provides a full range of community health care and prevention services including primary medical care, comprehensive dental care, women's health, health education, youth services, nutrition counseling, health care for homeless, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, outreach, prenatal and perinatal care, and outpatient mental health and substance abuse counseling. Native American Health Center’s mission is to assist American Indians and Alaska Natives to improve and maintain their physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual well-being with respect for cultural traditions, and to advocate for the needs of all Indian people, especially the most vulnerable members of our community.
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Native Education and Health Initiative (NEHI)
Native Education and Health Initiative (NEHI) is a non-profit organisation, and allocates all donations to charity. None of the donated funds pays for administrative costs, which are privately funded. NEHI was incorporated in 2002, but before this time was operated under Native Ministries of North America. With its incorporation, NEHI became separate and distinct from this entity. NEHI's primary focus is to work in conjunction with American Indian leaders and their communities to provide American Indian men, women and children, as well as their communities, with comprehensive services that provide for the health needs of the American Indian population, helping them achieve wellness through education.
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Other information

Journals

National

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health is a bi-monthly academic refereed journal produced by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), and disseminates public health research and ideas throughout Australia and internationally. In Australia, the PHAA provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and information on public health. The association is also involved in advocacy for public health policy, development, research and training.
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Australian Social Work
Australian Social Work is the professional journal of the Australian Association of Social Workers. The journal has established a reputation for publishing material of a high quality and relevance to professionals in the social work field. Through Australian Social Work the association promotes the interests of the profession and reflects current thinking and trends in social work. Features of Australian Social Work include original research, administrative and social welfare systems, human growth and development, and ethical and ideological debates. The journal also publishes reviews of other relevant professional literature and encourages debate in the form of letters to the editor and readers' comments.
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Journal of Social Issues
Published for The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), the Journal of Social Issues brings behavioral and social science theory, empirical evidence, and practice to bear on human and social problems. Each issue of the journal focuses on a single topic, and recent issues have addressed poverty, housing and health; privacy as a social and psychological concern; youth and violence; and the impact of social class on education.
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Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
The MJA is Australia's leading peer-reviewed journal of medical practice and clinical research. The MJA is published by the Australasian Medical Publishing Company for the Australian Medical Association. The print edition appears on the first and third Monday of each month, except that the December issues are combined into one large special issue. The full text of every issue since January 2002 is available on the web. Only a selection of articles from 1996 to 2001 is on the web.
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International

International Journal of Social Welfare
The International Journal of Social Welfare (IJSW) seeks to encourage debate about the global implications of the most pressing social welfare issues of the day. Its interdisciplinary approach will promote examination of these issues from the various branches of the applied social sciences and integrate analyses of policy and practice. The journal endeavors to publish articles relating to social forces of a global nature, such as demographic trends, migration patterns and the globalisation of the economy, as well as forces reshaping social welfare policies and social work practices the world over. Additionally, the journal includes analyses of experiences experiences in the various countries that are struggling with the emerging challenges to social welfare in the post-modern world.
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Public Health, Social Science, and Epidemiology
Public Health, Social Science, and Epidemiology aims to provide its readers with a swift, yet complete, current awareness service. The journal covers all aspects of public health and social medicine, and includes health planning and education, epidemiology and prevention of communicable disease, public health aspects of risk populations, food and nutrition and environmental radiation, medical ethics, the influence of life style on health and the epidemiological aspects of water supply and purification. Environmental health and alternative medicine are not covered.
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Social Policy and Administration
Social Policy and Administration is an international journal of policy analysis and social research. Its coverage ranges from the politics of policy-making to the sociology of a wide range of social issues including poverty/income protection, health, crime, education, housing, social control and social care. Based in the UK, its contributors are from Western and Eastern Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Australasia and Africa.
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Social Science and Medicine
Social Science and Medicine provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of research findings, reviews and theory in all areas of common interest to social scientists and health practitioners and policy makers. The journal publishes material relevant to any aspect of health from a wide range of social science disciplines (eg. anthropology, economics, education, ethics, geography, political science, psychology, social policy and sociology), and material relevant to any of the social sciences from any of the professions concerned with physical and mental health, and with health care practice, policy and organisation. It is particularly keen to publish findings or reviews which are of general interest to an international readership.
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Sociology of Health and Illness
Sociology of Health and Illness is an international journal which publishes sociological articles on all aspects of health, illness and medicine. It focuses particularly on empirical research, especially, though not exclusively, of a qualitative kind. The journal provides a sociological perspective on the theory of medical knowledge, the practice of medical work and the experience of receiving or giving medical care. In addition to the six regular issues published each year, subscribers receive a special issue. These themed issues aim to identify and contribute to new areas of debate and research in the discipline and each issue is devoted to an important topic of current interest.
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Conference proceedings and abstracts

Links to abstracts are currently unavailable for some of these conference proceedings

2006

Community Violence Prevention Indigenous Forum (2006)
21 February 2006, Perth, Western Australia
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CRCAH 2006 Aboriginal Health Research Symposium (2006)
15 - 16 November 2006, Adelaide, South Australia
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Huggins J (2006)
Homelessness: symptoms of deeper malaise.
Paper presented at the 2006 National Homelessness Conference 1-3 March 2006, Sydney, NSW
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Nicholson A (2006)
Children and homelessness in Australia 2006: a nation's shame.
Paper presented at the 2006 National Homelessness Conference 1-3 March 2006, Sydney, NSW
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National Homelessness Conference
1 - 3 March 2006, Sydney, NSW
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Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Control in Aboriginal Communities Forum
18 October 2006, Sydney, New South Wales
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2005

Calma T
Social justice and human rights: utilising Indigenous socio-economic data in policy development.
Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: Assessing Recent Evidence 11-12 August 2005, Canberra
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Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: Assessing Recent Evidence
11 - 12 August 2005, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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National Reconciliation Planning Workshop
30 - 31 May 2005, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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Seminar about the Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage, key indicators 2005 report
16 September 2005, Sydney, New South Wales
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2004

Burke T (2004)
Managing social housing for Indigenous populations.
Paper presented at the Asian Pacific Network for Housing Research (APNHR) Conference on Housing and Social Development February 2004, Hong Kong
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Chaney F
Indigenous health and the treaty debate.
National Forum: Indigenous Health and the Treaty Debate: Rights, Governance and Responsibility
11 September 2004, Sydney
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Community Development, Human Rights and the Grassroots
14 - 18 April 2004, Melbourne, Victoria
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Havnen O
The social determinants of health and a treaty or treaties.
National Forum: Indigenous Health and the Treaty Debate: Rights, Governance and Responsibility
11 September 2004, Sydney
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McMullen J
Syndrome X: the silent plague threatening the world's oldest culture.
National Forum: Indigenous Health and the Treaty Debate: Rights, Governance and Responsibility
11 September 2004, Sydney
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Passey M, Patete S, Brooks L (2004)
Drug use, social functioning and health outcomes among participants of Lismore MERIT: a rural pre-plea court diversion program.
Paper presented at the 18th World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, 26 - 30 April 2004, Melbourne
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2003

3^rd Australian Family and Community Strengths Conference: building a truly civil society
30 November - 3 December 2003, Callaghan, New South Wales
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Anderson N (2003)
Broken families: the children of women accessing Melbourne Citymission prison's programs
Paper presented at the 8th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, 12 - 14 February, Melbourne, Victoria
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Daly A, Smith D (2003)
Indigenous families and households in a time of welfare reform.
Paper presented at the 8th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, 12 - 14 February, Melbourne, Victoria
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Green M (2003)
U V U - YOU V ME - US V THEM.
Paper presented at the 8th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, 12 - 14 February, Melbourne, Victoria
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Howard S (2003)
The role of the Commission for Children and Young People in child protection.
Paper presented at the 8th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, 12 - 14 February, Melbourne, Victoria
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Mouzos J, Rushforth C (2003)
Family homicide in Australia.
Paper presented at the 8th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, 12 - 14 February, Melbourne, Victoria
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2002

Anderson P (2002)
Interesting times: Aboriginal health, education and workforce issues education.
Paper presented at the Australian Remote and Rural Workforce Agency Group (ARRWAG) Conference, 24 April 2002, Adelaide
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Auld G (2002)
Why should I present a thesis on computer-assisted Ndjébbana on DVD ?
Paper presented at the International Education Research Conference, 1 - 5 December 2002, Brisbane
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Care Leavers of Australia Network (2002)
The 1st National Conference on Mental Health of Persons Affected by Family Separation: conference papers.
Papers presented at the 1st National Conference on Mental Health of Persons Affected by Family Separation conference, 10 - 11 October 2002, Sydney
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Carpenter B, Field R, Barnes M (2002)
Embedding Indigenous content and perspectives across the justice studies curriculum: developing a cooperative integrated strategy.
Paper presented at the International Education Research Conference, 1 - 5 December 2002, Brisbane
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Connelly J (2002)
Whiteness processes enigma or reality in disguise. Narratives from the field of difference: white women teachers in Indigenous schools
Paper presented at the International Education Research Conference, 1 - 5 December 2002, Brisbane
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Cronin R, Sarra C, Yelland N (2002)
Achieving positive outcomes in numeracy for indigenous students
Paper presented at the International Education Research Conference, 1 - 5 December 2002, Brisbane
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Lloyd M, Cronin R (2002)
A community of teachers: using activity theory to investigate the implementation of ICTE in a remote Indigenous school.
Paper presented at the International Education Research Conference, 1 - 5 December 2002, Brisbane
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Murdoch University (2002)
Treaty - advancing reconciliation: conference papers.
Paper presented at the Treaty - Advancing Reconciliation Conference, 26 - 28 June 2002, Perth
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Tripcony P (2002)
Challenges and tensions in implementing current directions in Indigenous education.
Paper presented at the International Education Research Conference, 1 - 5 December 2002, Brisbane
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2001

Australian National University (2001)
The power of knowledge, the resonance of tradition - Indigenous studies: conference papers.
Papers presented at the Power of Knowledge, the Resonance of Tradition - Indigenous Studies Conference, 18 - 20 September 2001, Canberra
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Prior to 2000

Coleman M (1999)
Phenomenological study of Aboriginal nursing students' perceptions of learning at tertiary level.
Paper presented at the 1st Qualitative Health Research Conference, Canada
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Other

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services (ATSIS) - Indigenous.gov.au
The Indigenous portal provides online access to Indigenous services and information located on government internet sites. The Indigenous Portal is one of several commonwealth government customer-focused portals providing access to services and information, arranged around a single entry point: www.australia.gov.au. The Indigenous portal has been developed by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services (ATSIS).
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AusAnthrop
The AusAnthrop site is dedicated to research and resources in anthropology, for academics as well as the layman. Special accent is on Aboriginal Australia, and more specifically on the Aborigines of the Western Desert cultural bloc. However, other resources are, and future resources will be, of interest to a wider public, whether anthropologists or not. The resources section of the website contains conference announcements, book reviews, and other resources, and there are also two discussion forums available. Visitors who are interested in the Western Desert or in anthropological research in general will be most interested in the research section.
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Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council (APAPDC) - 'Dare to Lead' Indigenous Education
The Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council (APAPDC) role is to ensure that all Australian principals have knowledge of, and access to, high quality, appropriate professional development activities, regardless of the type, size, location or affiliation of their school. APAPDC strives to be viewed as a dynamic, pro-active organisation, having a profound and positive impact upon the professionalism and continuous improvement of Australian principals. The APAPDC is regarded as the most significant national voice on professional development of principals. The Indigenous education section contains information relevant to Indigenous students and teachers, and contains a discussion board as well as download options for relevant publications.
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Centrelink - Indigenous Australians
Centrelink is a government agency delivering a range of Commonwealth services to the Australian community. The website makes it easier for clients to explore options, know what questions to ask, and find out more about Centrelink's services. The Indigenous section provides information on payments, programs, specialist services, and has links to publications.
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Ending Offending 'Our Message'
The Ending Offending 'Our Message' website allows the public an opportunity to see what programs are delivered in Northern Territory Correctional facilities. It is a collaborative initiative involving Indigenous prisoners in the Northern Territory, and offers information on a range of alcohol and drug programs offered within Northern Territory correctional facilities. These programs allow prisoners to address their offending behaviour through art, music and stories. It also provides prisoners with an opportunity to address their offending behaviour in a positive and constructive way and to give something back to their community.
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Indigenous Online Network
Developed and maintained by the University of South Australia, the Indigenous Online Network aims to provide a one-stop shop for Indigenous Australians and other Australians who wish to know more about Indigenous resources in the higher education sector, improve Indigenous Australians access to and participation in higher education opportunities, enhance and foster communications amongst Indigenous academics, scholars and the general public, and develop a network which improves on-line access to Indigenous higher education informational bases.
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