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Social Justice Report. Prepared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Dr William Jonas
- Author: Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission
- Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC
- Published: Annual
Commissioner is required to report annually to the Attorney-General regarding the exercise and enjoyment of human rights by Australia's Indigenous peoples. This provision also allows the Commissioner to make recommendations…
Making the most of technologies for learning in remote context
- Authors: Guenther, J, McRae-Williams, E
- Published: 2012
This article, based on a Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation (CRC-REP) research project - 'Pathways to Employment' - will canvas the proposition that mobile technology can be used…
Social research methods : qualitative and quantitative approaches
- Author: Neuman, WL.
- Publisher: Pearson
- Published: 2011
Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods 7e is a highly regarded text that presents a comprehensive and balanced introduction to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to social research with…
Yan-nhangu Dictionary
- Author: James, Bentley
- Publisher: Australian Government
- Published: 2011
Yan-nhangu is a language spoken by about 15 people in the Crocodile Islands, off of the coast of the Northern Territory. The Yan-nhangu language belongs to the Yolngu Matha language…
Indigenous retention: what can be learnt from Queensland?
- Author: Bain, C
- Publisher: ACER Press
- Published: 2011
Within Australia's education revolution lies another, quieter revolution that attempts to raise the profile and status, and improve the learning outcomes, of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: children,…
Northern Territory Results for the Australian Early Development Index 2009
- Authors: Silburn, SR , McKenzie, JW , Moss, B
- Publisher: Menzies School of Health Research & Northern Territory Department of Education and Training
- Published: 2010
The AEDI provides a national snapshot of young children’s health and development. In 2009, information was collected on 261,203 children who comprised 97.5% of the estimated Australian five-year-old population in…
See Me, Hear Me: From Teacher Belief and Pedagogy to Classroom Practice for Indigenous Students.
- Author: Lovegrove, J
- Publisher: Murdock University
- Published: 2010
This research examines the links between teachers’ understandings, professional learning and government policy with regard to improving literacy outcomes for students of Indigenous descent in a metropolitan school in the…
The Politics of the Data: How the Australian Statistical Indigene is Constructed
- Author: Walter, Maggie
- Publisher: Ninti One Ltd
- Published: 2010
The production, analysis and presentation of Indigenous data are not neutral interpretations of numerical counts. Institutionally positioned within a portrayal of Australian national social trends, the data’s ubiquity belies their…
Socioeconomic, demographic and resource flows profile for Alice Springs
- Authors: Carson, D, Taylor, A, Campbell, S
- Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC
- Published: 2010
The purpose of this report is to identify key issues in the sustainability of Alice Springs as a desert settlement that services its own and surrounding populations. It necessarily takes…
Law, Knowledge, Culture : The Production of Indigenous Knowledge in Intellectual Property Law
- Author: Anderson, Jane E.
- Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
- Published: 2009
Law, Knowledge, Culture : The Production of Indigenous Knowledge in Intellectual Property Law
An Economy of Poverty? Power and the Domain of Aboriginality
- Author: Walter, Maggie
- Publisher: Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Published: 2009
In this essay I argue that the domain of Aboriginality is constituted by non Aboriginal/Aboriginal relations of power whereby the State operates as a proxy for these relations. The domain…
A review of fire management on central Australian conservation reserves: towards best practice
- Authors: Duguid, A, Brock, C, Gabrys, K
- Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC
- Published: 2009
This report reviews past fire management practices on conservation reserves in central Australia and makes recommendations on the best way to manage fire. It includes a summary of relevant ecological…
Report on the Feral Camels Workshops December 6–7, 2005
- Author: Edwards, GP
- Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC
- Published: 2008
The growing feral camel population in central Australia is a cause for concern at many levels and is the subject of a cross-jurisdictional Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre (DKCRC) project…
Chapter 1: Background to the project
- Author: Edwards, GP
- Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC
- Published: 2008
Because they are established and widespread, feral camels are one of the 73 or so species of introduced vertebrates occurring on mainland Australia that do not meet the criteria to…
Workforce NT report 2008
- Author: Northern Territory Government
- Publisher: Department of Business and Employment, Northern Territory Government
- Published: 2008
The Workforce NT Report 2008 brings together detailed information about the Territory’s labour force, the sectors of the population which are employed, where and in what industries. It also provides…
Workshop proceedings: Fire management for conservation reserves in central Australia
- Authors: Duguid, A, Gabrys, K, Morse, J, Rodrigo, M
- Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC
- Published: 2008
The workshop was held as part of two concurrent fire management projects: Desert Fire and the Consultancy to produce a Fire Management Strategy for Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park (UKTNP). Both…
Chapter 9: Review of commercial options for management of feral camels
- Author: Edwards, GP
- Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC
- Published: 2008
Feral camels have potential commercial uses. A camel industry has been emerging in Australia over the last 20 years, but it is still very small. This chapter reviews the potential…
Outcomes and recommendations of the Feral Camel Action Plan Workshop 13–14 April 2005
- Author: Edwards, GP
- Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC
- Published: 2008
In 2004, the Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment applied for funding through the National Feral Animal Control Programme to conduct a workshop focussing on developing a coordinated…
Lower than expected morbidity and mortality for an Australian Aboriginal population: 10-year follow-up in a decentralised community
- Authors: Rowley, KG, O’Dea, K, McDermott, R, Saraswati, K, Tilmouth, R, Fitz, J, Wang, Z, Jenkins, A, Best, JD, Wang, Z, Brown, A
- Published: 2008
Objective: To examine mortality from all causes and from cardiovascular disease (CVD), and CVD hospitalisation rate for a decentralised Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory. Design and participants: For a…
Social work with Indigenous communities
- Author: Briskman, L
- Publisher: The Federation Press
- Published: 2007
Covers the issues that indigenous communities face, with specific chapters devoted to the areas of children, youth, family violence, and criminal justice. "The health and welfare of Australia's Indigenous population…
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