Sustaining at-risk Indigenous tenancies: a review of Australian policy responses
Paul Flatau Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute26 October, 2009 The key objective of the study is to outline and evaluate the operation and effectiveness of tenant support programs and other tenancy support measures in assisting at-risk Indigenous tenants.

Linking flexible delivery and community development: The Wugularr story
Stuart Anderson National Cente for Vocational Education Research26 October, 2009 NCVER's Academic Scholarship Program provided the opportunity for an investigation into the flexible delivery of vocational education and training (VET) in a remote Indigenous community.

An Aboriginal family and community healing program in metropolitan Adelaide
Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin26 October, 2009 This paper describes and evaluates the process, impacts and outcomes of a program designed to develop effective responses to family violence that took into account the complexities within Aboriginal families and communities.

Change the 'lock em up' mentality
23 October, 2009 Ted Wilkes, Chair, National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee, speaks about alcohol use in Indigenous Communities and the links between self esteem, substance abuse and incarceration. The Australian Drug Foundation's conference Thinking Drinking 3 held in Brisbane in August 2009, looked at the role of alcohol in entertainment, violence and crime, the night-time economy, marketing, taxation, competition policy, alcogenic environments and more. 9.59 minutes

Remote Indigenous broadcasting services: licensing arrangements for radio providers
Australian Communications and Media Authority12 October, 2009 The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released a discussion paper proposing simplified licensing procedures that would apply to remote Indigenous broadcasting services known as 'RIBS radio'.

Indigenous housing needs 2009: a multi-measure needs model
Melinda Petrie Australian Institute of Health and Welfare08 October, 2009 The Indigenous population experiences higher rates of homelessness and overcrowding than the non-Indigenous population.

Angka akatyerr-akert: a desert raisin report
Josie Douglas, Fiona Walsh School for Social and Policy Research09 October, 2009 This report documents some of the public knowledge about Desert raisin held by the Alyawarr people of Central Australia.

Ideology, evidence and competing principles in Australian Indigenous affairs: from Brough to Rudd via Pearson and the NTER
Will Sanders Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research13 October, 2009 This paper tracks the recent rise of ideology and evidence discourse as a way of describing good and bad Indigenous affairs policy.

ICTs and the spread of indigenous knowledge
John Liebhardt GlobalVoices12 October, 2009 At first glance, the relationship between indigenous knowledge and the Internet seems fraught.

$11m for NT managed accommodation
Jenny Macklin - Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - Media Statement - 29-06-2009

Indigenous homelessness, housing and home ownership
LOCATION: Crowne Plaza, 32 Mitchell Street, Darwin
ORGANISED BY: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute16 June, 2009 This seminar will draw on the findings of three AHURI projects: Sustaining high risk Indigenous tenancies, ndigenous homeownership on communal title lands and Flexible housing design for Indigenous communities.

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

Australian Government Media Releases

SIHIP works underway in NT
PORTFOLIO: Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/jennymacklin.nsf/content/sihip_underway_nt_21may09.htmSNIPPET:
SIHIP works underway in NT. SIHIP is a $672 million joint Australian and Northern Territory Government housing program and represents the largest investment by governments in Indigenous housing in the Northern Territory. The state of Indigenous housing across remote Australia is the most visible and enduring evidence of the failure of Governments, over decades, to address Indigenous disadvantage.

2009 Media Release: Removing racial prejudice increases chances of http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2009/38_09.html
SNIPPET: I welcome the Ministers discussion paper and the pending consultations with the 73 prescribed communities affected by the NTER as necessary steps to make sure the Emergency Response does not discriminate against Aboriginal people on the basis of their race, Commissioner Calma said. Similarly, I urge the government to be all ears and to diligently record the wishes of Aboriginal people in the prescribed areas.

2009 Media Release: Look at the benefits of Homelands living before moving to shut them down
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2009/37_09.html
SNIPPET: Taking education away from Homelands will mean parents will be torn between their legal requirement to school their children and their desire to protect their children by keeping them away from a myriad of potential problems in the towns, Commissioner Calma said. Ministers and others really have a duty to take a good look at the benefits of Homeland living, and genuinely consult Homeland residents and their representative bodies, before moving too rapidly to shut them down.

Towards a sustainable development phase
http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/jennymacklin.nsf/content/future_directions_nter_21may09.htm
SNIPPET: Towards a sustainable development phase: Discussion paper on Future Directions for the NTER. The Government is moving the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) to a sustainable development phase to ensure measures will be effective in the long-term, including stronger engagement and partnerships with Indigenous communities. In moving towards the sustainable development phase the Government will maintain and improve core NTER measures including compulsory income management, alcohol restrictions and pornography controls, while placing a greater emphasis on community development and community engagement.

APO Research

The capacity of Indigenous community housing organisationsKarel Eringa Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute11 May, 2009 Remote location, inadequate governance procedures and lack of economies of scale undermine the organisational performance of indigenous community housing organisations.

A woman's place ...Megan Davis Griffith REVIEW11 May, 2009 Megan Davis brings feminist arguments to Indigenous politics in this essay, timely with the recent recommendations for equal representation for women on the next national Indigenous policy board.

$110 million for remote housing in the West Kimberley

$110 million for remote housing in the West Kimberley
By Australian Labor Party
Jenny Macklin - Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - Media Statement - 20-04-2009

Remote Indigenous housing investment

Remote Indigenous communities will benefit from a $5.5 billion investment in housing over the next ten years to improve living standards for families and children.
This is largest single investment any government has made to address the chronic underinvestment and appalling living conditions for Indigenous people in remote

National report: native title National Native Title TribunalProgress remained steady for the resolution of native title applications during the second half of 2008, according to this report. But if parties changed their approach to native title matters there was an opportunity to improve the process and reduce the time to resolve claims. Posted 18-03-2009

CMKb: a web-based prototype for integrating Australian Aboriginal customary medicinal plant knowledge Jitendra Gaikwad and others / BioMed CentralThis paper describes the developement of an integrated multidisciplinary resource, to document, conserve and disseminate the customary medicinal plant knowledge possessed by the Australian Aboriginal people. Posted 18-03-2009

From rhetoric to reality: can 99-year leases lead to homeownership for Indigenous communities? Sara Hudson / Centre for Independent StudiesThis paper argues that a lack of private property rights on communally owned indigenous land means homeownership is impossible. Posted 18-03-2009

What job, which house?

What job, which house? Simple solutions to complex problems in Indigenous affairs
Mark Moran / Australian Review of Public Affairs
In a recent paper, former Keating government minister Gary Johns advocates a 'no job, no house' policy for remote Indigenous communities. What arguments and evidence support such proposals? What do they say about the state of Indigenous politics in Australia? Will they work? Posted 11-03-2009

$396 million for remote Indigenous housing in NSW

Remote Indigenous communities in New South Wales will benefit from a $396 million investment in housing over the next ten years to improve living standards for families and children.

The funding allocation is central to the landmark $1.94 billion Council of Australian Governments' commitment to remote Indigenous housing.

Major steps towards better Indigenous housing

The Australian and Northern Territory Governments welcome the Northern Land Council’s decision to approve the granting of housing leases in the NT communities of Galiwin’ku, Gunbalanya, Maningrida and Wadeye.

The agreement follows extensive community consultation and collaboration between the Northern Land Council, communities and both governments and is a major step towards better housing for remote communities.

Indigenous home ownership on communal title lands

(positioning paper)
Paul Memmott and others / Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A central theme in this research is the meaning of home ownership to Indigenous people living on communal title lands as opposed to those living on non-communal title lands.

Communal title lands are popularly perceived to occur in remote Indigenous settlements, where lands are jointly held in some form of a trust to the broader ‘community’. While less common, there are also communal title lands within the boundaries of a number of regional towns and metropolitan cities throughout Australia, which in some cases consist of conglomerates of freehold title blocks that are held collectively through a community housing organisation. By Paul Memmott, Christina Birdsall-Jones, Mark Moran and Stephen Long

Indigenous temporary mobility practices in Australia

On the move? Indigenous temporary mobility practices in Australia
Sarah Prout / Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
This paper draws together the disparate body of existing research regarding Indigenous temporary mobilities to build a more comprehensive picture of these population dynamics and their policy implications. Posted 24-01-2009

Scoping the capacity of Indigenous community housing organisations

K. Eringa and others / Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This project provides a detailed, contemporary, empirical understanding of Indigenous Community Housing Organisations (ICHOs) by addressing the nature of the ICHO sector, identifying factors that affect the organisational capacity of ICHOs as well as measures aimed at enhancing the capacity of the sector. Posted 12-01-2009

Encouraging Indigenous home ownership

A $6 million partnership between the Australian Government and the NSW Aboriginal Land Council will give Aboriginal Australians living on 63 former reserves across NSW the potential to buy their own homes.

The urban and regional segregation of indigenous Australians

The urban and regional segregation of indigenous Australians: Out of sight, out of mind?
Rowland Atkinson, Elizabeth Taylor and Maggie Walter / Housing and Community Research Unit, University of Tasmania
Contrary to popular belief, the majority of Indigenous Australians live in cities and towns rather than remote areas of the country, yet remain segregated and 'invisible' from the daily lives of non-Indigenous Australians. Posted 04-10-2008

Indigenous homelessness

Indigenous homelessness: place, house and home (positioning paper)
Christina Birdsall-Jones and Wendy Shaw / Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

The aim of this research is to understand the place, house and home needs of Indigenous peoples and how to address these needs through housing and other service responses that secure sustainable solutions and support stable life conditions. Posted 25-09-2008

Hygiene and public health interventions

Are hygiene and public health interventions likely to improve outcomes for Australian Aboriginal children living in remote communities? A systematic review of the literature
Elizabeth McDonald and others / BMC Public Health, BioMed Central
The objective of this systematic literature review was to examine the epidemiological evidence for a relationship between various hygiene and public health intervention strategies, separately or in combination, and the occurrence of common preventable childhood infectious diseases. Posted 30-06-2008