2003
The Tasmanian electoral roll trial in the 2002 ATSIC elections
Discussion Paper 245 / 2003
Abstract:
ATSIC elections since 1990 have used the Commonwealth Electoral Roll as a large under-specified list of potential voters. Dissatisfaction with this arrangement within the Tasmanian Aboriginal community led to a trial roll of Indigenous electors being drawn up for the 2002 ATSIC elections in that State. This paper discusses a number of contexts in which this trial was developed. It also recounts the experience of the trial itself, which did not work out as successfully as had been hoped by those who had promoted it.
Indigenous economic futures in the Northern Territory: The demographic and socioeconomic background
Discussion Paper 246 / 2003
Abstract:
This paper examines 1996 and 2001 Census data to establish recent changes in Indigenous and non-Indigenous employment and income status in the Northern Territory. Also explored are some of the constraints and opportunities facing Indigenous people in their effort to increase their share of Territory income and raise their levels of participation in the labour market. The paper builds on previous analyses of Indigenous employment and income indicators for the Northern Territory, providing a window on recent trends in relative economic status.
Innovative institutional design for sustainable wildlife management in the Indigenous-owned savanna
Discussion Paper 247 / 2003
Abstract:
This paper examines a particular form of cooperative wildlife management on Aboriginal land in the tropical savanna of the Northern Territory, in the context of broader questions about governance. It asks how governance at the state, regional and local level can be designed to ensure sustainable development and real economic benefit for the region's long term Indigenous residents.
Rethinking the design of indigenous organisations: The need for strategic engagement
Discussion Paper 248 / 2003
Abstract:
This paper argues that a fundamental issue confronting Australian indigenous groups and communities is how to develop the capacity to engage strategically with the general Australian society, in particular with its political and economic dimensions.
Practical reconciliation and recent trends in Indigenous education
Discussion Paper 249 / 2003
Abstract:
The release of 2001 Census data provides an opportunity to evaluate the Howard government’s performance in Indigenous affairs in broad terms. One major policy shift has been the call for a more ‘practical’ reconciliation that attempts to address the immediate needs of Indigenous people in areas such as employment, health, housing and education. If practical reconciliation were a reality, then one would expect there to be some evidence of a convergence in the last two censuses in the economic and educational status of Indigenous and other Australians.
Governance for sustainable development: Strategic issues and principles for Indigenous Australian communities
Discussion Paper 250 / 2003
Abstract:
This Discussion Paper examines the concepts of ‘governance’, ‘good governance’ and ‘sustainable development’ in the context of Australian Indigenous communities and regions. It explores the hypothesis that there is vital link between governance and sustainable development.
The future of Indigenous work: Forecasts of labour force status to 2011
Discussion Paper 251 / 2003
Abstract:
The recent release of the final results for the 2001 Census presents an opportunity to assess the net change in employment outcomes for Indigenous Australians for the period covering the first two Howard administrations. This paper uses demographic techniques to make valid comparisons over time, and hence facilitate estimates of future employment levels against projected population growth. The 2001 Census data reveal no improvement in the overall position of Indigenous people in the labour market since 1996.
Participation and representation in the 2002 ATSIC elections
Discussion Paper 252 / 2003
Abstract:
This paper updates earlier work on participation and representation in ATSIC elections. It adds analysis of the fifth round of ATSIC elections held in 2002 to those held in 1990, 1993, 1996 and 1999. It confirms and refines earlier findings relating to a number of different measures of participation and representation. It argues that overall voter turnout is reasonable given the voluntary nature of ATSIC elections.
Reproducing exclusion or inclusion? Implications for the wellbeing of Indigenous Australian children
Discussion Paper 253 / 2003
Abstract:
This paper is exploratory. It examines the analytic usefulness and practical implications of the concepts of ‘exclusion’ and ‘inclusion’ in a cross-cultural context. The focus is on the socioeconomic wellbeing of Indigenous children, in the context of the families and households in which they live. First, the current dimensions and trends of Indigenous children’s socioeconomic status are analysed using key indicators from the 2001 Census.
Monitoring 'practical' reconciliation: Evidence from the reconciliation decade, 1991-2001
Discussion Paper 254 / 2003
Abstract:
This paper sets out to examine, at the national level, changes in the socioeconomic status of Indigenous Australians during the decade 1991-2001, a period that closely matches 'the reconciliation decade'. The information used is from three five-yearly censuses undertaken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 1991, 1996 and 2001. Comparisons are made both of change in absolute wellbeing for the total Indigenous population, and of relative wellbeing between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
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