New Indigenous resource on-line now: ABS (Media Release), 2009
PORTFOLIO: TreasuryURL: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mediareleasesbyReleaseDate/CFFA70A1B3C9E171CA2575ED0026F54A?OpenDocument
SNIPPET: July 9, 2009 47/2009. New Indigenous resource on-line now: ABS. Indigenous Statistics for Schools (ISS) - a new resource from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Education Services team - is now available from the ABS website at www.abs.gov.au/education.

Policy Change and the Indigenous Land Corporation - by Patrick Sullivan(2009) (PDF, 423kb) http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/10746/AIATSIS_DP_25.pdf

Indigenous Land Corporation should be more accountable: Sullivan
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/10747/2009_0907_ILCReport.pdf

Local Indigenous talent to shine at NAIDOC gig
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/10744/2009-0807_NAIDOConthePeninsula.pdf

Bilingual the best way to learn English: AIATSIS Symposium
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/10701/2009_2506_Bilingual.pdf

Bilingual education symposium to discuss NT policy
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/10687/2009_2306_Bilingual_media.pdf

10th Annual Native Title Conference - 2009 Mabo Lecture
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/10633/MaboLecture_2009x.pdf

We never never seem to learn
Government edicts alone will never change behaviour in Aboriginal communities
gIndigenous Affairs - Rollo Manning - posted 9/7/2009

Funding the Indigenous visual arts sector
Peter Garrett - Minister for Environment, Heritage and The Arts - Media Statement - 08-07-2009

APO Research

Policing substance abuse in Indigenous communities
Matthew Willis Australian Institute of Criminology06 July, 2009 This report is from a workshop held in 2008 that provided a practical overview of law enforcement responses to substance abuse in Indigenous communities.

Bridges and barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee02 July, 2009 Despite the investment by governments to reduce incarceration, Indigenous Australians have continued to fill our correction systems at alarmingly disproportionate rates, making up almost one quarter of Australian’s prison population and over half of Indigenous juveniles in corrective institutions.

Indigenous education and social policy development in NSW
Tessa Keenan Nura Gili Indigenous Programs09 July, 2009 This paper discusses the historical context of the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group and the NSW Aboriginal Education Policy, and emphasises the need for culturally inclusive policies with relevant policy implementation strategies.

Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2009
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision Productivity Commission06 July, 2009 Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage 2009 is the fourth report in a series commissioned by heads of Australian governments in 2002, to provide regular reporting against key indicators of Indigenous disadvantage.

Beyond guarding ground - the case for a national Indigenous cultural authority
Terri Janke Australia Council for the Arts06 July, 2009 Over the past 20 years Indigenous Australians have called for greater recognition of Indigenous cultural and intellectual property rights.

Indigenous Population Projections, 2006-31
Nicholas Biddle, John Taylor Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research08 July, 2009 This paper models the national and regional population impacts of a continuation of existing mortality and fertility regimes compared to a situation where these converge. The effects of inter-regional migration are also considered.

Indigenous project stalls
WHILE the Council of Australian Governments trumpets a $7 million plan to provide communications to remote indigenous communities, six South Australian rural transaction facilities, built for $4.5m under a previous COAG scheme, face uncertainty.