1992
Estimating the reliance of Aboriginal Australians on welfare: Some policy implications
Discussion Paper 19 / 1992
Abstract:
The Aboriginal Employment Development Policy has three broad aims: employment, income and welfare dependency equality between Aboriginal and other Australians by the year 2000. The paper focuses primarily on the third and least scrutinised of these goals: the reduction of Aboriginal welfare dependency to levels commensurate with that of the total population. 1986 Census data are initially used to estimate the relative significance of Aboriginal employment and non-employment income in aggregate terms.
Establishing trends in ATSIC regional council populations using census data: a cautionary note
Discussion Paper 20 / 1992
Abstract:
Section 94(1) of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 1989 requires regional councils to 'formulate and revise from time to time a regional plan for improving the economic, social and cultural status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents of the region'. Guidelines for the preparation of such regional plans require that councils compile a data base on the demographic composition of their council area and to consider how various social indicators may differ in the future, say in the next five years.
Do fluctuations in the Australian macroeconomy influence Aboriginal employment status?
Discussion Paper 21 / 1992
Abstract:
There is considerable evidence that the factors influencing Aboriginal employment differ from those affecting the general Australian population. This paper considers further evidence of the changes over time in Aboriginal employment as measured in the Censuses of 1971, 1976, 1981 and 1986. It asks two questions. First, has the Aboriginal population experienced different unemployment rates than the rest of the population?
Industry segregation among employed Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
Discussion Paper 22 / 1992
Abstract:
This paper describes the detailed industry composition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce and measures the extent to which it differs from that of the rest of the workforce. For this purpose, 1986 Census data on industry division and class of employment are used and inter- and intra-industry segregation indexes are calculated. This reveals for the first time the precise industry mix which characterises the Aboriginal labour market.
The evaluation of labour market programs: some issues for Aboriginal policy formulation from experience in the United States
Discussion Paper 23 / 1992
Abstract:
This paper considers some of the major issues involved in evaluating labour market programs for Aboriginal people in the light of the extensive United States (US) literature on the topic. The paper focuses on the US experience under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), with some reference to the Training for Aboriginals Program (TAP) in Australia. It first considers the need for clearly stated objectives in the formulation of labour market programs.
First counts, 1991 Census: a comment on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population growth
Discussion Paper 24 / 1992
Abstract:
Due to a lack of accurate data on the size, distribution and trends in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations in different geographic regions, past census data cannot be used for policy planning, administion or other uses. Data on the sex distribution of the Aboriginal and Islander populations by State and Territory are now available from the first count (released on 30 April 1992) of the 1991 Population Census.
Patterns and trends in the spatial diffusion of the Torres Strait Islander population
Discussion Paper 25 / 1992
Abstract:
Until World War 2, Torres Strait Islanders were restricted in their distribution to the Torres Strait. Since that time, migration to the Australian mainland has contributed to a significant redistribution with the majority of Torres Strait Islanders now resident in the major cities of eastern Australia.
Aborigines, tourism and sustainable development
Discussion Paper 26 / 1992
Abstract:
An issues paper on 'Aborigines and Tourism' was commissioned by the Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) Tourism Working Group on 3 June 1991. It followed a verbal presentation on Aboriginal issues to the ESD Tourism Working Group by the authors in May 1991. The paper is divided into three parts, as specified in consultancy terms of reference:
Political spoils or political largesse? Regional development in northern Quebec, Canada and Australia's Northern Territory
Discussion Paper 27 / 1992
Abstract:
This paper examines regional development in northern Quebec, Canada, with a focus on the James Bay Cree, and makes some preliminary comparisons with the Australian Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory. The relationship between economic development and emergent regional Aboriginal governments is a central concern. The paper compares political, juridical, constitutional and cultural factors affecting the organisational and economic resources available to Aboriginal people in the two countries.
Survey or census? Estimation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander housing need in large urban areas
Discussion Paper 28 / 1992
Abstract:
A consultancy paper outlining the technical options for assessing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander housing need in large urban centres followed from discussions relating to the collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander statistics at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) workshop, 'A National Survey of Aboriginal and Islander Populations: Problems and Prospects' convened in April 1992.
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