APO Research

Review of the misuse of kava among Indigenous people
Belinda Urquhart, Neil Thomson Australian Indigenous Health Bulletin28 August, 2009 A considerable body of research exists highlighting the deleterious impact of alcohol on the health and wellbeing of Indigenous people, but much less attention has been directed to the impact of kava.

Garma Festival 2009 key forum address
Robyn Archer Australia Council for the Arts28 August, 2009 The 2009 Garma Festival Key Forum focussed on the creative industries and how they interface with Indigenous Australians.

Our future in our hands: creating a sustainable national representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Australian Human Rights Commission01 September, 2009 This report proposes a model for a new national representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Indigenous arts: ethics, rights and the code of conduct
31 August, 2009 This discussion considers how Indigenous artists can engage with the arts industry on an equal footing.

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Bridges and barriers - addressing Indigenous incarceration and health
National Indigenous Alcohol and Drug Committee Australian National Council on Drugs24 July, 2009 This report argues that the strong links between substance misuse and Indigenous incarceration highlight an urgent need for government to address this disturbing problem.

Staying strong on the outside: improving the post-release experience of Indigenous young adults
Robyn Gilbert, Anna Wilson Indigenous justice clearinghouse27 July, 2009 This research brief draws on international research to identify current understandings of good practice in prisoner reentry generally as well as issues particular to Indigenous prisoner reentry.

Official Launch of the Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Research Unit and 'So, what?' Lecture with Professor Patrick Dodson
LOCATION: 20 August, 2009 You are warmly invited to the Official Launch of The Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Research Unit in conjunction with the So, what? public lecture with Professor Patrick Dodson

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The Gunditjmara land justice story
Jessica K. Weir Native Title Research Unit22 June, 2009 In March 2007, celebrations were held on Gunditjmara country in south-western Victoria to celebrate a native title consent determination -- a determination that is reached through the consent of all parties, rather than litigation.

Indigenous families and children: coordination and provision of services
Saul Flaxman, Kristy Muir, Ioana Oprea Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs24 June, 2009 This paper examines service provision, service coordination, Indigenous families and children in Communities for Children sites, identifies factors that facilitate or hinder service provision and outcomes, and considers sustainability issues.

To recruit and retain: overseas trained doctors working in rural Indigenous areas
23 June, 2009 Between mid-1990s to 2004, there has been an eighty per cent increase in overseas trained doctors working in rural areas, compared with an eight percent increase for Australian trained doctors.

After the apology

THE NATION
After the apology
The full text of PATRICK DODSON's speech to the National Press Club

Unfinished business of the Bringing Them Home report

"Sorry": the unfinished business of the Bringing Them Home report
Coral Dow / Information and Research Services, Parliamentary Library
Two components of reparation, an apology and compensation, remain as the major unfinished business of the Bringing Them Home report. This background note provides an overview of these issues within the context of the Bringing Them Home report, a chronology of the key developments in the debate, the text of state and territory apologies and links to further web resources. Posted 05-02-2008

When "sorry" is not enough

Serious breaches of human rights demand redress, writes ANDREW LYNCH

Removing the constraints

INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS
Removing the constraints
19-12-2007

If Treasury is to play an effective role in Indigenous policy, it must focus on what's inhibiting effective government engagement, argue NEIL WESTBURY and MICHAEL DILLON

INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS

INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS
A missed opportunity
M.C. DILLON reviews the Australian National Audit Office report on Indigenous services

Inequality in oral health in Australia

John Spencer and Jane Harford / Australian Review of Public Affairs
Inequality in oral health in Australia has been extensively documented over the last 25 years. While the existence of inequalities has been accepted, their fundamental character has been less well understood. This has led to a misinterpretation of the information on inequalities and a failure to act on their causes. Some new research on patterns of oral disease and treatment means we now have what we need to inform rational and humane policy development in the field of oral health. Posted 07-11-2007

Indigenous Housing

Alan Saunders and Kerry Stewart / By Design, ABC Radio National
In this program Alan Saunders talks to Paul Pholeros and Carroll Go-Sam about the environment in which Indigenous people live: the houses, schools, hospitals and community centres' impact on physical and mental health and social cohesion. Posted 29-10-2007

Policing public nuisance

Policing public nuisance: the legacy of recent events on Palm Island
Paula Morreau / Indigenous Law Bulletin and the Indigenous Law Centre
Paula Morreau writes about Palm Island and police culture suggesting that improvements to police culture will be slow unless contextualised. Morreau argues that the deconstruction of the complex dynamic between state institutions and Indigenous peoples should not be left to the discretion of ill-equipped police officers. There is a need for a more comprehensive response in changing the way Indigenous life is viewed: not merely as a problem and threat, but as the human manifestation of a disadvantaged sector of our community. Posted 23-10-2007

Indigenous family violence

Indigenous family violence: from emergency measures to committed long-term action
Dr Kyllie Cripps/Australian Indigenous Law Review and the Indigenous Law Centre
Kyllie Cripps writes about the debate following the Little Children are Sacred report and provides a critical analysis of the recommendations contained in previous state and federal reports and their ongoing implementation. The paper highlights Indigenous community initiatives addressing violence. Posted 23-10-2007

You mob all agree?

'You mob all agree?' The chronic emergency of culturally competent engaged Indigenous problem solving
Toni Bauman / Indigenous Law Bulletin and the Indigenous Law Centre
Toni Bauman writes that responses to the Commonwealth Government's national emergency approach to Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory have emphasised the need for 'consultation' yet it might not be 'consultation' that is actually required, at least in the way it has been practised, as something 'done' to Indigenous people. Posted 23-10-2007

The environmental significance of the Indigenous estate

The environmental significance of the Indigenous estate
Jon Altman, Geoff Buchanan and Libby Larsen / Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
The Indigenous estates makes up 20 per cent of the Australian land mass, covering vast areas of relatively intact land containing some of the highest conservation priority lands in Australia. Using a number of maps, the authors explore the geography of the Indigenous estate, its environmental significance, and some of the innovative approaches adopted by Indigenous landholders to protect the natural and cultural values of their land. Posted 18-10-2007

Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06

Indigenous housing indicators 2005-06
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This report includes national data collected by the AIHW on Indigenous community housing and state-owned and managed Indigenous housing. Detailed information is presented on a range of Indigenous housing indicators including overcrowding, dwelling condition, affordability, connection to services and recurrent and capital expenditure. Posted 18-10-2007

Indigenous knowledge and libraries

Martin Nakata, Marcia Langton and others / University of Technology, Sydney
The library and information profession has much to learn to meet the information needs of Indigenous people and appropriately manage Indigenous knowledge within their organisations. This publication illustrates some Indigenous knowledge management systems and the ways these do and don't intersect with Western library and archival systems and practice Posted 04-10-2007

Indigenous understanding of hospice and palliative care

Indigenous understanding of hospice and palliative care: findings from an Australian study
Pam McGrath and Mary Anne Patton / International Program for Psycho-Social Research
This article presents findings from a study conducted in the Northern Territory that explores Indigenous peoples' understanding of the Western notion of palliative care and hospice. The findings provide practical insights into the problems occurring at the interface of Western palliative care and traditional Indigenous care of the dying. Posted 31-08-2007

Educational outcomes of children on guardianship or custody orders

Nicole Hunter and Sushma Mathur / Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This paper highlights key findings from a pilot study comparing the academic performance of children on orders with that of all children sitting the tests, and examines the influence of factors such as Indigenous status, sex, living arrangements (for example, foster care) and length of time on orders

Mortality of children and parental disadvantage

Peng Yu / Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
This paper from the 2007 Australian Social Policy Conference investigates the correlation between mortality risk of children and parental disadvantage at individual level. There is plenty of evidence for intergenerational transmission of disadvantage. However, mortality, as the most significant adverse outcome of children, is not well explored, especially in Australia. Lack of appropriate data is one of the main reasons.

Commonwealth Indigenous-specific expenditure 1968-2006

John Gardiner-Garden and Malcolm Park / Information and Research Services, Parliamentary Library
This background note presents graphs, tables and commentary on the subject of identifiable Commonwealth expenditure in the area of Indigenous Affairs - expenditure which we have termed 'Indigenous-specific' as, although it may come through any portfolio, it is always through programs or program components specifically addressing Indigenous issues or needs. Posted 13-08-2007