The Indigenous Resiliency Project: a worked example of community-based participatory research
Julie Mooney-Somers, Lisa Maher New South Wales Public Health Bulletin07 September, 2009 This case study is used to demonstrate how a group of university-based researchers and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services have used Community-based participatory research to work with young Indigenous Australians in relation to bloodborne viruses and sexually transmissible infections.

Preventable chronic diseases in Aboriginal populations
Department of Health and Families07 September, 2009 The purpose of this paper is to provide background information about chronic diseases in the Aboriginal population in the NT and to stimulate input and comment to assist in the revision of the Preventable Chronic diseases Strategy (PCDS) and implementation plan.

Mutant messages 2: Victoria's Indigenous family violence plan
Kyllie Cripps, Leanne Miller Indigenous Law Bulletin08 September, 2009 This article critiques Victoria's ten year plan, Strong Culture, Strong Peoples, Strong Families: Towards a Safer Future for Indigenous Families and Communities.

Our mob's future isn't in our hands
Tom Calma’s 'Our Future In Our Hands' report: have Indigenous people been white-outed by their own mob? Indigenous Affairs - Stephen Hagan - posted 1/9/2009

Indigenous contemporary musicians receive breakthrough - media release 15 July 2009
http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20090715.html
Both musicians sing and a feature of their music is their sensitive vocal work. Opens a pop-up window.

Media Release 43/2009 - Reports on service delivery to Indigenous Australians released
http://www.financeminister.gov.au/media/2009/mr_432009.html
SNIPPET: Reports evaluating the performance of Government programs in delivering key services to Indigenous Australians were released today. The Evaluation of Service Delivery in Remote Indigenous Communities and Performance Audit of Australian Hearing Specialist Program for Indigenous Australians were undertaken by the Office of Evaluation and Audit (Indigenous Programs). The evaluation of service delivery in remote Indigenous communities focussed on 52 remote communities in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia and sought community organisations' perspectives on how well Federal Government departments are delivering services into these communities.

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.

Timeframe for Alice Springs town camps

Australian Government Media Releases

Building houses and skills in remote Mapoon

Mining industry joins effort to close the gap

Office of Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services

Research from APO

Outstations/homelands policy
Northern Territory Government20 May, 2009 As part of its "Working futures" policy the NT government has announced that services to outstations/homelands will in most cases involve a form of remote delivery, based from the closest or most accessible hub town.

Our home, our homeland: community engagement report
Northern Territory Government20 May, 2009 In September 2007 the Northern Territory Government took over responsibility for the delivery of municipal and essential services to Territory outstations starting 1 July 2008. The following report outlines the key outcomes from a series of community engagement meetings.

Developing a national Indigenous policy framework that recognises needs, rights and legacies and delivers results
Jon Altman Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research15 May, 2009 This paper examines current Indigenous policy, including Closing the Gap, a monolithic approach that privileges statistical equality over all else and undervalues difference and diversity.

Literacy in remote Indigenous Australia
Inge Kral Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research 15 May, 2009 The literacy debate rarely addresses the critical social and historical factors that also account for why literacy levels among remote Indigenous youth are lower than their mainstream counterparts.

The land is a map: placenames of indigenous origin in Australia
Luise Hercus ANU E Press15 May, 2009 The entire Australian continent was once covered with networks of Indigenous placenames. These names often evoke important information about features of the environment and their place in Indigenous systems of knowledge

Australian Government

Improving health and safety in NTER staff accommodation
By Australian Labor Party
Jenny Macklin - Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - Media Statement - 04-04-2009

Minister Kerr lauds Australia's recognition of the rights of Indigenous Peoples
By Australian Labor Party
Duncan Kerr - Media Statement - 04-04-2009

Expanded community support service for Indigenous communities
By Australian Labor Party
Jenny Macklin - Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - Media Statement - 04-04-2009

Australia supports Declaration on Indigenous Peoples
By Australian Labor Party
Jenny Macklin - Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - Speech - 03-04-2009

The business of Indigenous affairs

The recent history of Indigenous affairs in Australia is a tale of noble aspirations, enthusiastic efforts, modest successes and significant failures.
Indigenous Affairs - Kevin Andrews - posted 25/8/2008

Australia's children: safe and well

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
The federal government is developing a national framework for protecting children. This discussion paper canvasses ideas on what should be included. Posted 28-05-2008