APO Research

The untimely abolition of the Community Development Employment Program
Jon Altman, Kirrily Jordan Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research21 August, 2009 This paper focuses on proposed changes to the Social Security Act 1991 that would facilitate changes to the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme, and examines the serious potential consequences of abolishing CDEP.

The literacy question in remote Indigenous Australia
Inge Kral Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research21 August, 2009 This paper explores several factors that can contribute to the lower rates of literacy among remote Indigenous youth, many of which have little to do with the quality of teaching or resources, school attendance or lower expectations of competence.

Indigenous temporary mobility: An analysis of the 2006 Census snapshot
Nicholas Biddle, Sarah Prout Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research 21 August, 2009 This paper presents an analysis of census data as it relates to Indigenous temporary mobility and analyse the spatial and demographic complexities that underwrite them.