Northern Territory Government
Fueling large group dominance: A critique of the Northern Territory local government electoral system
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
This seminar will reflect on some results of the inaugural Shire elections held in the Northern Territory in October 2008. It will observe that, in a number of large multi-member wards in various Shires, those elected to second and subsequent positions often:
- came from the same locations as those elected first, and
- had quite low primary votes.
Conversely, some candidates from other locations who had quite high primary votes did not go on to be elected to second and subsequent positions.
Access to Aboriginal Land under the Northern Territory Land Rights Act
Topical Issue 3 / 2007
March 2009 -
A submission by Professor Jon Altman in response to the FaCSIA Discussion Paper 'Access to Aboriginal Land under the Northern Territory Land Rights Act - Time for Change?'
Why the Northern Territory Government needs to support Outstations/Homelands in the Aboriginal, Northern Territory and National Interest
Topical Issue 17 / 2008
December 2008 - The Importance of Supporting Outstations
Why the Northern Territory Government needs to support Outstations/Homelands in the Aboriginal, Northern Territory and National Interest — Submission to the Northern Territory Government Outstation Policy Discussion Paper.
[16 December 2008]
The comparative economic status of CDEP and non-CDEP community residents in the Northern Territory in 1991
Issue Brief 5 / 1996
Under the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme Indigenous people give up their social security benefits (Jobsearch and Newstart) but work (usually part-time) for much the same money. Under the scheme people can do extra work and can make more money than when they are on social security benefits.
The effectiveness of the CDEP scheme
CAEPR research asks three questions about the CDEP scheme's effectiveness:
An analysis of the Aboriginal component of Commonwealth fiscal flows to the Northern Territory
Discussion Paper 29 / 1992
Abstract:
This paper focuses on the Northern Territory (NT) as a case study for the examination of Commonwealth/State financial relations in the area of Aboriginal affairs. The paper considers in detail the procedures by which Commonwealth revenue is allocated to the Territory. It describes the role of the Commonwealth Grants Commission (CGC) in the budget process, and the impact of fiscal equalisation on the Territory's budgetary outcome.
Estimating Northern Territory Government program expenditure for Aboriginal people: problems and implications
Discussion Paper 30 / 1992
Abstract:
There are currently no administrative mechanisms whereby data relating to State expenditure on programs for Aboriginal people are disaggregated. This paper attempts to assess the existing level of State Government expenditure on both mainstream and specific programs for Aboriginal people. The Northern Territory (NT) is taken as a case study, using the NT Government's own reported expenditure breakdowns for the financial year 1990-91.
Local governments and Indigenous interests in Australia’s Northern Territory
Discussion Paper 285 / 2006
Abstract:
Australia’s Northern Territory has three categories of local government referred to as municipal, community government and association councils. This paper explores the historical development of these three categories of local governing body since Northern Territory self-government in 1978. Through more contemporary demographic analysis, and some minor spatial analysis, the paper also explores the different relationships of these three types of local governments to Indigenous interests.
