1999
The relative economic status of Indigenous people in the Australian Capital Territory, 1991 and 1996
Discussion Paper 175 / 1999
Abstract:
Census data remain the primary source of information on the economic status of Indigenous people in the Australian Capital Territory, but their utility as a tool of public policy analysis is limited. This is because the economic characteristics of individuals who identified as Indigenous in 1991 cannot be re-calibrated in 1996. As a consequence, the fundamental question of whether circumstances for Indigenous people who identified in the 1991 Census were any better or worse in 1996 cannot be answered.
Indigenous self-employment: Miracle cure or risky business?
Discussion Paper 176 / 1999
Abstract:
Running a business, or otherwise being self-employed, is one avenue for economic advancement for Indigenous people. However, employing oneself or others is a complex process with many potential pitfalls. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, where globalisation and instantaneous information processing have increased the mobility of consumers and producers alike, Indigenous businesses have to be increasingly sophisticated to compete.
What's new? The 1997 parliamentary Inquiry into Indigenous Business
Discussion Paper 177 / 1999
Abstract:
In 1997, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs commenced an Inquiry into Indigenous Business. However, after a Commonwealth election held late in 1998, the government decided not to continue the Inquiry and its investigations have not been published. This paper summarises some of the evidence given to the Inquiry to see if this increases our understanding of Indigenous businesses.
The Grameen Bank micro-credit model: lessons for Australian Indigenous economic policy
Discussion Paper 178 / 1999
Abstract:
Policy-makers have become increasingly interested in the use of micro-credit models to alleviate poverty among Australian Indigenous communities. These models, such as the model developed by the Grameen Bank, work to extend small amounts of credit to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for commercial lending. The key element of the Grameen Bank model is its peer group lending structure, which fosters mutual accountability for loans among borrowers.
Trends in Indigenous participation in health sciences education: the vocational education and training sector, 1994-97
Discussion Paper 179 / 1999
Abstract:
While there is evidence in recent years of increasing levels of participation in post-secondary education by Indigenous students, until now it has been unclear to what degree that trend has carried over into the health field. This paper reports the results of an exploratory study of recent (1994-97) Indigenous participation in health sciences education and training in the vocational education and training (VET) sector.
Northern Territory land rights: purpose and effectiveness
Discussion Paper 180 / 1999
Abstract:
This discussion paper was commissioned as material for a Northern Land Council submission to the Reeves review of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (ALRA). It addresses the question, a specific term of reference for the conduct of Reeves' inquiry, of the ëeffectiveness of the legislation in achieving its purpose. Any answers to such a question can only be assessed once we are clear about what Justice Woodward saw as, and how he interpreted, his own terms of reference in formulating the Act.
Indigenous household demography and socioeconomic status: The policy implications of 1996 Census data
Discussion Paper 181 / 1999
Abstract:
The paper presents an analysis of Indigenous household demography and economic status relative to non-Indigenous Australian households. An innovative combination of economic analysis of 1996 Census data and ethnographic research is used, and reveals that Indigenous households are experiencing substantial and multiple forms of economic burden in comparison to non-Indigenous Australian households and that they display significantly different characteristics. The findings highlight a number of policy implications.
Shoe or stew? Balancing wants and needs in Indigenous households: A study of appropriate income support payments and policies for families
Discussion Paper 182 / 1999
Abstract:
Can service delivery and program development accommodate cultural parameters? What bureaucratic mechanisms could encompass such accommodations in program delivery and/or policy stance?
Income fluctuations over the lifecycle: A cohort analysis of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, 1986-96
Discussion Paper 183 / 1999
Abstract:
The myth of equality in Australian society is clearly exposed by the large income gap between Indigenous and other Australians. Data from the 1986, 1991 and 1996 Censuses is used to conduct a cohort analysis of the income distributions for Indigenous and non-Indigenous males and females. Single-year age cohorts are used in the first longitudinal regression analysis of Indigenous income. Trends in relative income deprivation are identified.
Torres Strait governance structures and the Centenary of Australian Federation: A missed opportunity?
Discussion Paper 184 / 1999
Abstract:
In his 1993 Boyer lecture, Getano Lui (Jnr) called for a change in the status of Torres Strait governance structures within the Australian federation, nominating the Centenary of Federation on January 1, 2001 as a possible time for change. In 1996, the Commonwealth Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs initiated a Parliamentary Committee inquiry into greater autonomy for the people of Torres Strait, which reported favourably in 1997.
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