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Remote Australia is a vast and complex area. To create opportunity, foster social inclusion and drive economic development in this region, you need a comprehensive knowledge base to drive change.
Remote Australia Online is exactly that. It’s an online platform that delivers authoritative research on topics that impact this region and its people, including education and its pathways, policy, business, social and cultural welfare, infrastructure, communication and natural resource management.
Remote Australia Online is for those who want to delve deeper into the complexities of remote Australia: its intricate and interconnected networks, the geographical, social, cultural and environmental influences, its opportunities, challenges, and to understand just what makes this unique region tick.
A Conservation Planning Framework for South Australia’s arid lands
- Authors: Allen McIlwee, Rob Brandle, John McDonald
- Publisher: Australian Rangeland Society
- Published: 2012
Determining the level of investment and support needed to maintain biodiversity across vast areas is difficult. In response to this challenge the South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural…
Re-imagining Western Australia’s degraded southern rangelands through knowledgebased redevelopment planning
- Authors: Rodney Safstrom, Tony Brandis, PJ Waddell
- Publisher: Australian Rangeland Society
- Published: 2012
• Vast areas of the southern rangelands are now considered economically un-viable • Environmental degradation is serious, widespread and continues • Western Australia now has a comprehensive rangelands land resource…
Western Innovators: A fresh approach to landholder capacity building in the Western Catchment of New South Wales
- Author: Jennifer Sandow
- Publisher: Australian Rangeland Society
- Published: 2012
Western Innovators is a mentorship program run by the Western Catchment Management Authority (CMA) which aims to support enterprise development and practice change being implemented by landholders living in the…
Dust Storms – What do they really cost?
- Authors: P. Tozer, J. Leys
- Publisher: Australian Rangeland Society
- Published: 2012
Dust storms are the result of soil erosion by wind. They cause considerable damage both at their site of origin (e.g. the farm paddock, Leys and McTainsh1994) and down wind…
Role and Expectations of Rural-Remote and Indigenous Local Government
- Author: Morton, A.
- Publisher: Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government, University of Technology Sydney
- Published: 2012
This report includes: A profile of rural-remote and Indigenous councils, highlighting factors that impact on local capacity; a review of background information to identify federal, state and community expectations and…
Increasing Indigenous employment rates
- Authors: Matthew Gray, Boyd Hunter, Shaun Lohoar
- Publisher: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare & Australian Institute of Family Studies
- Published: 2012
The low employment rate of Indigenous Australians contributes to economic deprivation and a range of social problems. Increasing employment rates is key to reducing Indigenous disadvantage. Employment is central to…
Whitewashing the Gap: The Discursive Practices of Whiteness
- Author: Robyn Moore
- Published: 2012
In this article I utilise critical discourse analysis to investigate the discursive practices evident in the Gillard Government’s 2011 ‘Closing the Gap’ speech. The speech is interpreted as a performative…
'Towards resilient communities through reliable prosperity' - First Indigenous Experts Forum Report
- Author: NAILSMA
- Publisher: North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd (NAILSMA)
- Published: 2012
The North Australian Indigenous Experts Forum on Sustainable Economic Development provides advice to the Northern Australia Ministerial Forum. Chairs, Patrick Dodson and Peter Yu, presented this report to the Fifth…
Supporting Indigenous Livelihoods - Appropriate Scales of Governance
- Authors: P. Sullivan, C. Stacey, NAILSMA
- Publisher: North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd. (NAILSMA)
- Published: 2012
This project was contracted to Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) by the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA) and funded by the…
Pathways: following the highway, taking the scenic route or journeying through the dreaming.
- Authors: McRae-Williams E., Guenther J.
- Publisher: Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association
- Published: 2012
Embedded in much Vocational Education and Training discourse and research is the notion of ‘pathways’ between education/training and employment. The use of this term has become so common place and…
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children - Key Summary Report from Wave 3
- Author: FaHCSIA
- Publisher: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Published: 2012
The most comprehensive source of longitudinal information on early childhood development for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It shows how early childhood experiences can impact on later life and…
Lungurra Ngoora - a pilot model of care for aged and disabled in a remote Aboriginal community – can it work?
- Authors: LoGiudice, DC, Smith, K, Shadforth, G, Lindeman, M, Carroll, E, Atkinson, D, Schaper, F, Lautenschlager, N, Murphy, R, Flicker, L
- Published: 2012
Introduction: The literature on the health of and services for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations is relatively sparse. This study explored the development and implementation of a locally…
Remote Housing Reforms in the Northern Territory
- Author: Alison Larkins
- Publisher: The Commonwealth Ombudsman
- Published: 2012
The Australian and Northern Territory(NT)governments are undertaking large scale reforms to public housing in remote Indigenous communities in the NT. In addition to substantial investment in housing and related infrastructure,…
Transitions across thresholds of vegetation states in the grazed rangelands of Western Australia
- Authors: Watson, I. W., Novelly, P. E.
- Published: 2012
Thresholds and transitions between vegetation states are accepted components of models of rangeland dynamics. By definition, transitions represent changes from one state to another that are enduring, and are unlikely…
Factors contributing to the longevity of the commercial use of crocodiles by Indigenous people in remote Northern Australia: a case study
- Authors: Austin, B. J., Corey, B.
- Published: 2012
Access to land and resources has not, in itself, been sufficient for improving the wellbeing of Indigenous people living in remote regions of Australia. Much of the land has limited…
Social implications of bridging the gap through ‘caring for country’ in remote Indigenous communities of the Northern Territory, Australia
- Authors: Gorman, Julian, Vemuri, Sivaram
- Published: 2012
Caring for country is a term used to describe the complex spiritual affiliation that encompasses the rights and responsibilities that Aboriginal Australians have with their land. It includes their custodial…
Conceptual and methodological challenges in multiple goal research among remote and very remote Indigenous Australian students
- Author: McInerney, Dennis M.
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Published: 2012
This paper reports on a large-scale quantitative psychometric study conducted in very remote and remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory Australia. Thirteen school sites and 1,044 participants contributed to…
Cost implications of hard water on health hardware in remote Indigenous communities in the central desert region of Australia
- Authors: Browett, Heather, Pearce, Meryl, Willis, Eileen M
- Published: 2012
The provision of services such as power, water, and housing for Indigenous people is seen as essential in the Australian Government’s "Closing the Gap" policy. While the cost of providing…
Voices from the bush: remote area nurses prioritise hazards that contribute to violence in their workplace
- Authors: McCullough, K, Williams, A, Lenthall, S
- Published: 2012
Introduction: Remote Area Nurses (RANs) in Australia frequently encounter hazards that contribute to violence in the work place. Resources to deal with this problem are limited. Methods: Adopting a risk…
Methods and approaches to support Indigenous water planning: An example from the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
- Authors: Hoverman, Suzanne, Ayre, Margaret
- Published: 2012
Indigenous land owners of the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory Australia have begun the first formal freshwater allocation planning process in Australia entirely within Indigenous lands and waterways. The process is…