APO Research

Policing substance abuse in Indigenous communities
Matthew Willis Australian Institute of Criminology06 July, 2009 This report is from a workshop held in 2008 that provided a practical overview of law enforcement responses to substance abuse in Indigenous communities.

Bridges and barriers: addressing Indigenous incarceration and health
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee02 July, 2009 Despite the investment by governments to reduce incarceration, Indigenous Australians have continued to fill our correction systems at alarmingly disproportionate rates, making up almost one quarter of Australian’s prison population and over half of Indigenous juveniles in corrective institutions.

Indigenous education and social policy development in NSW
Tessa Keenan Nura Gili Indigenous Programs09 July, 2009 This paper discusses the historical context of the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group and the NSW Aboriginal Education Policy, and emphasises the need for culturally inclusive policies with relevant policy implementation strategies.

Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2009
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision Productivity Commission06 July, 2009 Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage 2009 is the fourth report in a series commissioned by heads of Australian governments in 2002, to provide regular reporting against key indicators of Indigenous disadvantage.

Beyond guarding ground - the case for a national Indigenous cultural authority
Terri Janke Australia Council for the Arts06 July, 2009 Over the past 20 years Indigenous Australians have called for greater recognition of Indigenous cultural and intellectual property rights.

Indigenous Population Projections, 2006-31
Nicholas Biddle, John Taylor Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research08 July, 2009 This paper models the national and regional population impacts of a continuation of existing mortality and fertility regimes compared to a situation where these converge. The effects of inter-regional migration are also considered.

Closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage: The challenge for Australia

On 26 February 2009 the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made his first annual statement to Parliament on the Australian Government's Closing the Gap strategy, outlining whole-of-government objectives and strategies.

That statement was supported by a booklet outlining the whole of government approaches to Closing the Gap, as well as detailing National Partnerships and engagement with corporate Australia.

We need a seismic shift in attitude

Kevin Rudd has made a commitment to report annually on his government's efforts in closing the gap of Indigenous disadvantage.
Indigenous Affairs - Stephen Hagan - posted 7/5/2008