Friday, 3 July 2009

APO Research

Reported gambling problems in the Indigenous and total Australian population
Gambling Research Australia 01 July, 2009 This study investigated factors that correlate with gambling-related problems among the Indigenous population. There are significant variations between states and territories in the percentage of Indigenous people reporting gambling related problems for themselves or their family and social networks.

Gaps in Australia's Indigenous language policy: dismantling bilingual education in the Northern Territory
Jane Simpson, Jo Caffery, Patrick McConvell Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies29 June, 2009 Young children learn best when taught through their mother tongue. This commonsense principle has been supported by decades of research on bilingual education for children who don't speak the dominant language.

Select committee on regional and remote Indigenous communities: second report 2009
Marise Payne Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities30 June, 2009 On 19 March 2008 the Senate resolved to appoint a Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities to inquire into and report on: a. the effectiveness of Australian Government policies following the Northern Territory Emergency Response

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