APO Research

Prospects for closing the gap in a recession
Boyd Hunter Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research25 May, 2009 This short paper discusses some of the issues of current adverse macroeconomic conditions on a small segment of the national population, Indigenous Australians.

Indigenous participation in university education
Joe Lane Centre for Independent Studies27 May, 2009 Since the 1980s, more than 20,000 Indigenous university graduates have joined the Australian labour force.

Future directions for the Northern Territory Emergency Response
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs22 May, 2009 From June to September 2009, the Australian Government will be consulting with Indigenous people in the Northern Territory about future directions for the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER).

Experimental life tables for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2005–2007
Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics27 May, 2009 Life expectancy at birth of Indigenous Australians was 67.2 years for men and 72.9 years for women for 2005–2007, according to experimental figures released by the ABS.