1995
Beyond native title: multiple land use agreements and Aboriginal governance in the Kimberley
Discussion Paper 89 / 1995
Abstract:
Aborigines make up by far the largest proportion of the long-term residents of the Kimberley region and much of the population living outside the major towns. They already control, by one means or another, considerable areas of land. The Native Title Act 1993 offers the possibility of greater control still. They have a network of community-controlled functional organisations such as medical services, radio stations, service delivery resource agencies, cultural and language maintenance centres, and a publishing house.
Australian fiscal federalism and Aboriginal self-government: some issues of tactics and targets
Discussion Paper 90 / 1995
Abstract:
This paper documents, then analyses two encounters in the late 1980s and early 1990s between emerging ideas about Aboriginal self-government and Australian fiscal federalism, the system of intergovernmental financial transfers in Australia. One of these encounters involves local government financing and the other State/Territory financing.
Enumerating the Aboriginal population of remote Australia: methodological and conceptual issues
Discussion Paper 91 / 1995
Abstract:
Despite claims of underenumeration of Indigenous people, a basic problem in establishing the demography of remote Indigenous populations remains the lack of well documented and adequately controlled independent checks against census data. This paper attempts to provide such verification by comparing population counts and age distributions from the last two ABS enumerations of the Aboriginal population of Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, with the results of detailed ethnographic surveys of the same population.
Twenty years of policy recommendations for Indigenous education: overview and research implications
Discussion Paper 92 / 1995
Abstract:
This discussion paper presents an exploratory overview of Australia's Indigenous education policy spanning the years 1975-95. The paper provides a brief description of the political evolution of that policy and focuses on the three major national Indigenous education reviews of the past 20 years: the Report to the Schools Commission by the Aboriginal Consultative Group, the Report of the Aboriginal Education Policy Task Force and the National Review of Education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
The economic status of Indigenous Australian families
Discussion Paper 93 / 1995
Abstract:
A shorter version of this paper was presented to the International Year of the Family National Conference on 'Australian Families: the Next Ten Years', in Adelaide 20-23 November 1994. This longer paper presents a preliminary analysis of the economic status of Indigenous families relative to other Australian families.
Equity for Aboriginal families in the 1990s: The challenges for social policy
Discussion Paper 94 / 1995
Abstract:
This paper addresses the policy question of how to achieve equity and social justice for Aboriginal families through social policy in the 1990s. This would appear to be simply a matter of finding the 'right' policy formula since policy makers are well informed of the extent of continuing, socioeconomic deprivation of Indigenous Australian families relative to other Australian families.
Native title and Indigenous Australian utilisation of wildlife: Policy perspectives
Discussion Paper 95 / 1995
Abstract:
The Native Title Act 1993 specifically recognises Indigenous property rights in Indigenous species; if there is one legislative event that could alter Indigenous utilisation of wildlife in the future it is provisions in this statute. This legal framework means that Indigenous people may in the future hold property or resource rights not just over currently vacant Crown land, but also in national parks or pastoral leasehold land.
Change in the relative distribution of Indigenous employment by industry, 1986-1991
Discussion Paper 96 / 1995
Abstract:
There are a number of ways in which Aboriginal Employment Development Policy (AEDP) strategies implemented since 1987 have sought to increase the spread of Indigenous employment across the range of industries. This paper uses 1986 and 1991 Census data to measure whether change has occurred in the relative distribution of Indigenous employment. Dissimilarity between the distribution of Indigenous and other workers across broad industry categories increased slightly between 1986 and 1991.
Estimating the private rate of return to education for Indigenous Australians
Discussion Paper 97 / 1995
Abstract:
The purpose of this discussion paper is to estimate the private rate of return to post-compulsory education for Indigenous compared with other Australians. The results presented here show that there are considerable financial benefits to completing a post-secondary qualification for Indigenous people but the return to additional post-compulsory schooling is less attractive.
Coping with locational advantage: The economic development potential of tourism at Seisia community, Cape York Peninsula
Discussion Paper 98 / 1995
Abstract:
This discussion paper focuses on economic issues raised in a consultancy report Coping with Locational Advantage: Seisia and the Tourism Industry commissioned by the Seisia Island Council and undertaken in November 1994. The consultancy was undertaken by Australian Outback Tourism Developments Pty Ltd and focused on the economic impact of tourism on the Seisia community located on Cape York Peninsula.
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