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Objective:The aim of this study was to identify the factors that influence foreign doctors’ community integration and examine how these affect their intention to stay in the rural community. Design:Qualitative…
Science and its theory The conduct of research and the development of knowledge From social psychology and personality theory : Kurt Lewin Achievement motivation theory : David Mcclelland Motivation-hygiene theory…
Shifting Sands: Transience, Mobility and the Politics of Community in a Remote Mining Town
This paper examines the role of neoliberalism in shaping Australian federal regional development policy over the past three decades. As in other parts of the world, since the 1980s Australian…
Chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and heart disease represent a serious and escalating health burden for Indigenous populations across Australia. Social disadvantage, inactive lifestyle and poor nutrition are…
Examines the multi-disciplinary task of managing protected areas. This second edition of this authoritative text has been updated, expanded, and includes new Australian and international case studies. Contents Ch.1. Australia's…
Explores the causes, impacts and history of drought in Australia; how drought is defined and measured; climate change in relation to changed rainfall conditions; water use; drought assistance measures; and…
Contents Introduction L. C. Botterill, D. A. Wilhite 1 Living In The Australian Environment Mark Stafford Smith 5 Climate And Drought In The Subtropics-The Australian Example J. A. Lindesay 15…
The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme is an unusual labour market and social development program for Indigenous people. Currently the CDEP scheme employs around 36,000 Indigenous Australians and accounts…
While concerns about the mental health of Aboriginal people feature prominently on the health, education and social policy agendas of governments at all levels, there is a critical deficiency with…
Objective: We investigated adverse mental health effects and their associations with levels of cannabis use among indigenous Australian cannabis users in remote communities in the Northern Territory. Method: Local indigenous…
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In the discussions about the Shared Responsibility Agreement (SRA) negotiated with the Mulan community, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma stated that: - It would…
For remote Indigenous communities to have productive employment opportunities with mainstream earnings, decent health outcomes, decent housing, and the same security and standards of living that other Australians enjoy, it…
This report provides a benchmark of progress in regional planning for natural resource management in Queensland and the tropical savannas region of northern Australia during 2004. It is based on…
Differing understandings of rights and interests pose a problem in the native title arena that should be addressed to improve native title practice and mitigate often-severe negative impacts upon Indigenous…
This research identified cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary consultation methods to engage remote Indigenous communities and service providers in developing appropriate and sustainable improvements to housing environments. The study involved fieldwork in…
Indigenous peoples hold responsibility for, manage, and own resources and knowledge about plant and animal use, including methods of preparation, storage and management, which is of global economic significance. These…
Utilising three hypervariable microsatellite markers we have previously shown that scabies mites on people are genetically distinct from those on dogs in sympatric populations in northern Australia. This had important…
Objective: To develop a definition of the discipline of Remote Health. Design: A broad literature search using key words and an Internet search of industry-recognised web sites were carried out.…