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Overseas-trained doctors in Australia: Community integration and their intention to stay in a rural community

  • Authors: Han, GilSoo, Humphreys, John S
  • Published: 2005

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…

Organizational behavior: 1. Essential theories of motivation and leadership

  • Author: Miner, John B.
  • Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
  • Published: 2005

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

  • Author: Pattenden, C.
  • Publisher: University of Western Australia
  • Published: 2005

Shifting Sands: Transience, Mobility and the Politics of Community in a Remote Mining Town

Neoliberalism and changing regional policy in Australia

  • Authors: Tonts, M., Haslam McKenzie, F.
  • Published: 2005

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…

Preventable Chronic Diseases Among Indigenous Australians: The Need for a Comprehensive National Approach

  • Author: O’Dea, K.
  • Published: 2005

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…

Protected Area Management: Principles and Practice

  • Authors: Worboys, G., Lockwood, M., De Lacy, T.
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Published: 2005

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…

Drought in Australia

  • Author: Healey, Justin
  • Publisher: Spinney Press
  • Published: 2005

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…

From disaster response to risk management : Australia's national drought policy

  • Authors: Linda Courtenay Botterill, Donald A. Wilhite
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Published: 2005

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 economic and social impacts of the CDEP scheme in remote Australia

  • Authors: Altman, Jon, Gray, Matthew
  • Published: 2005

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…

The Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey: Measuring the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children and the intergenerational effects of forced separation

  • Authors: De Maio JA, Zubrick SR, Silburn SR, Lawrence DM, Mitrou FG, Dalby RB, Blair EM, Griffin J, Milroy H, Cox A
  • Published: 2005

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…

Adverse mental health effects of cannabis use in two indigenous communities in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia: exploratory study

  • Authors: Clough, A.R., d'Abbs, P., Cairney, S., Gray, D., Maruff, P., Parker, R., O'Reilly, B.
  • Published: 2005

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…

Our Outback: Partnerships and pathways to success in tourism

  • Authors: Moore, S., Schmiechen, J., Carson, D., Boyle, A., Katnich, P., Carlsen, J., Holcombe, C. , Burgee, B.
  • Publisher: Sustainable Tourism Services
  • Published: 2005

prepared by National Centre for Studies in Travel and Tourism

Not fit for modern Australian society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs

  • Author: Kerry Arabena
  • Publisher: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies; Native Title Research Unit
  • Published: 2005

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…

The Economics of Indigenous Deprivation and Proposals for Reform

  • Author: Helen Hughes
  • Publisher: The Centre for Independent Studies
  • Published: 2005

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…

Benchmarking Regional Planning Arrangements for Natural Resource Management 2004–05: Progress, constraints and future directions for regions

  • Authors: Geoff McDonald, Bruce Taylor, Jenny Bellamy, Cathy Robinson, Michelle Walker, Tim Smith, Suzanne Hoverman, Clive McAlpine, Ann Peterson, Steven Dawson
  • Publisher: Healthy Savanna Planning Systems Project, Tropical Savannas Management CRC
  • Published: 2005

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…

Whose benefits? Whose rights? Negotiating rights and interests amongst Indigenous native title parties

  • Author: Toni Bauman
  • Publisher: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies; Native Title Research Unit
  • Published: 2005

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…

Best practice models for effective consultation: towards improving built environment outcomes for remote Indigenous communities

  • Authors: Gini Lee, David Morris
  • Publisher: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
  • Published: 2005

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…

Ethical Relationships for Biodiversity Research and Benefit-Sharing with Indigenous Peoples

  • Authors: Craig, Donna, Davies, Michael
  • Published: 2005

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…

Genetic epidemiology of Sarcoptes scabiei (Acari: Sarcoptidae) in northern Australia

  • Authors: Walton, S. F., Dougall, A., Pizzutto, S., Holt, D., Taplin, D., Arlian, L. G., Morgan, M., Currie, B. J., Kemp, D. J.
  • Published: 2004

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…

Defining remote health

  • Author: Wakerman, John
  • Published: 2004

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.…

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