Our Indigenous Australia programs
http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/about_us/4/2/7/4?campaignID=VBH&WT.seg_1=VBH&WT.ac=VBH

NAB believes in helping build strong, sustainable and more inclusive communities. The aim of this action plan is to lift our focus on and involvement with Indigenous Australians. We aim to do this in a way that builds on what a financial services organisation can bring to address areas of disadvantage. These are:
1. Improved access to financial products and services;
2. Deliver valuable, long-lasting employment opportunities;
3. Build a greater organisational understanding of Indigenous Australians, their culture and aspirations.

APO Research

Using The Le@rning Federation digital curriculum resources to enhance the education of Indigenous students
David McRae The Le@rning Federation 18 June, 2009
This report on a recent forum in Melbourne that brought together teachers of Indigenous students, Aboriginal education unit representatives and contact liaison officers from the states and territories, discusses the use of digital curriculum resources.

Commonwealth Indigenous budget bulletin - June 2009
Lesley Russell Macroeconomics.com.au15 June, 2009 The Indigenous Budget Bulletin is prepared by the Macroeconomics health team to help engender public debate and scrutiny of Indigenous budget policy.

Location and segregation: The distribution of the Indigenous population across Australia's urban centres
Nicholas Biddle Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research15 June, 2009 This paper focuses on which cities and large towns Indigenous Australians live in, how the Indigenous population is distributed by neighbourhood within these cities and towns, and what the characteristics of the neighbourhoods are in which Indigenous Australians are concentrated.

Improving the patient journey: achieving positive outcomes for remote Aboriginal cardiac patients
Moncia Lawrence Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health17 June, 2009 Aboriginal patients from remote areas have special needs when interacting with health systems, and these needs must be met for safe care practices and optimal health outcomes to be achieved.

The Reconciliation Barometer and the Indigenous imaginary
Tim Rowse Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy12 June, 2009 This paper discusses the findings of a recently released study to ‘measure the progress of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians’ by Reconciliation Australia.

Broader native title settlements and the meaning of the term 'traditional owners'
David Edelman National Native Title Tribunal17 June, 2009 This paper summarise the various meanings which have been applied to the notion of traditional ownership, based on a review of the published literature on the subject.

Australian Government News Releases

TITLE: 2009 Media Release: Close the Gap - Rugby League today became the first national sporting code to pledge its support for a national action plan to close the 17-year life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians
PORTFOLIO: Attorney-General'sURL: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2009/20_09.html
SNIPPET: Rugby League today became the first national sporting code to pledge its support for a national action plan to close the 17-year life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians. In support of todays National Close The Gap Day, the NRL has announced that Round 23 of the Telstra Premiership will be Close the Gap Round with Rugby League celebrating its Indigenous history and showcasing its work with Indigenous communities.

TITLE: Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs $1.75 million for financial counsellors
PORTFOLIO: Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
URL: http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/jennymacklin.nsf/content/fin_councillors_pack_2april2009.htm
SNIPPET: $1.75 million for financial counsellors. The availability of professional financial counselling services can provide help in managing these financial pressures in times of need. It builds on $130 million of extra funding for innovative financial management programs and emergency relief funding announced earlier this year.