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Notes on the postmodernity of fake(?) Aboriginal literature
- Author: Brantlinger, Patrick
- Publisher: Routledge
- Published: 2011
This article examines issues of authenticity in Australian culture. From the very beginning, Australia has been plagued and entertained by literary hoaxes. The recent revelation that Mudrooroo, who was for…
Back to the Future: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2011
- Authors: Peters-Stanley, M., Hamilton, K., Sjardin, M.
- Publisher: Report by Ecosystem Marketplace and Bloomberg New Energy Finance
- Published: 2011
For five years, Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have published the State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Reports to shed light on trading volumes, credit prices,…
The Bush in Australian English
- Author: Bromhead, Helen
- Publisher: Routledge
- Published: 2011
The Englishes of British settlers in different parts of the world reflect the history and culture of their respective societies. In expanding to distant lands, colonists encountered natural environments very…
An ethnography of stress : the social determinants of health in aboriginal Australia
- Author: Burbank, Victoria Katherine
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Published: 2011
This book examines the global issue of health inequality through an in-depth look at a remote Australian Aboriginal community characterized by premature morbidity and mortality.
Climate change-induced economic impacts on tourism destinations: the case of Australia
- Authors: Pham, Tien Duc, Simmons, David Gerard, Spurr, Ray
- Publisher: Routledge
- Published: 2010
Although the economic impacts of climate change have been analysed in Australia at the national level, impacts of climate change via tourism activities have been overlooked. It is likely that…
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Tourism Directions: Stage 1 (September 2010)
- Author: Director of National Parks
- Publisher: Australian Government
- Published: 2010
Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park is a living cultural landscape. World Heritage listed for cultural and natural values, the park’s spectacular desert landscapes and extraordinary plants and animals draw people from…
The mysterious practice of petrol sniffing in isolated indigenous groups
- Authors: Cairney, Sheree, Dingwall, Kylie
- Publisher: PAW Media
- Published: 2010
The practice of petrol sniffing is a unique and poorly understood phenomenon that is associated with substantial morbidity, mortality and social devastation in affected remote Indigenous communities. For these groups…
Good Learning = A Good Life: Mathematics Transformation in Remote Indigenous Communities
- Authors: Jorgensen, Robyn, Grootenboer, Peter, Sullivan, Peter
- Publisher: ABC Radio National
- Published: 2010
The performance of Australian Indigenous learners is a national concern. The federal government has recognised that health and education are keys to closing the gap between the achievement of Indigenous…
What does it mean when climate models agree? A case for assessing independence among general circulation models
- Authors: Pirtle, Zachary, Meyer, Ryan, Hamilton, Andrew
- Publisher: DKCRC
- Published: 2010
Climate modelers often use agreement among multiple general circulation models (GCMs) as a source of confidence in the accuracy of model projections. However, the significance of model agreement depends on…
'Strange changes': Indigenous perspectives of climate change and adaptation in NE Arnhem Land (Australia)
- Authors: Petheram, L., Zander, K. K., Campbell, B. M., High, C., Stacey, N.
- Publisher: DKCRC
- Published: 2010
Despite growing global attention to the development of strategies and policy for climate change adaptation, there has been little allowance for input from Indigenous people. In this study we aimed…
Do weak AR4 models bias projections of future climate changes over Australia?
- Authors: Perkins, S. E., Pitman, A. J.
- Publisher: DKCRC
- Published: 2009
Regional climate projections using climate models commonly use an “all-model” ensemble based on data sets such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 4th Assessment (AR4). Some regional assessments…
Psychic and Ethical Dimensions of Language Loss
- Author: Bohórquez, Paola
- Publisher: PAW Media
- Published: 2009
This paper examines the structural and contextual registers of the experience of language loss in the process of translingual subject formation. Using the psychoanalytic theory of bereavement, the paper argues…
Climate change and bet-hedging: interactions between increased soil temperatures and seed bank persistence
- Authors: Ooi, M. K. J., Auld, T. D., Denham, A. J.
- Publisher: DKCRC
- Published: 2009
In order to predict the long-term consequences of climate change, it is necessary to link future environmental changes to mechanisms that control plant population processes. This information can then be…
Case study research : design and methods
- Author: Yin, RK.
- Publisher: Sage Publications
- Published: 2009
The fifth volume in the Applied Social Research Methods series is an extremely successful volume. In this 4th edition, Robert Yin has updated the chapters and case examples to reflect…
International treaties and art
- Author: Braman, Sandra
- Publisher: PAW Media
- Published: 2008
International treaties shape the legal context for the arts, provide policy tools for political ends, and reveal roles of the arts in state identity. Culture-specific instruments, general agreements with cultural…
Overview of the project Cross-jurisdictional management of feral camels to protect NRM and cultural values
- Authors: Edwards, GP, McGregor, MJ, Zeng, B, Saalfeld, WK, Vaarzon-Morel, P, Duffy, M
- Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC
- Published: 2008
This report provides an overview of the project ‘Cross-jurisdictional management of feral camels to protect NRM and cultural values’. The final report for this project (Edwards, Zeng, Saalfeld et al.…
Where Inquiry Ends: The Peer Review Process and Indigenous Standpoints
- Author: Abu-Saad, Ismael
- Publisher: DKCRC
- Published: 2008
One of the ongoing struggles of indigenous people against colonization is to be able to exercise the fundamental right to represent themselves and to speak to the dominant society with…
Petrol Sniffing, the Brain, and Aboriginal Culture: Between Sorcery and Neuroscience
- Authors: Cairney, Sheree, Maruff, Paul
- Publisher: Academic Press
- Published: 2007
Petrol Sniffing, the Brain, and Aboriginal Culture: Between Sorcery and Neuroscience
Ability of global climate models at a regional scale over Australia
- Authors: Perkins, S.E., Pitman, A.J., Holbrook, N.J., McAneney, J.
- Publisher: DKCRC
- Published: 2007
We evaluate the coupled climate models used in the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Our evaluation is focused on twelve regions of Australia for…
Good Practice in Indigenous Family Violence Prevention - Designing and Evaluating Successful Programs
- Authors: Memmott, P., Chambers, C., Go-Sam, C., Thomson, L.
- Publisher: Aboriginal Environments Research Centre, University of Queensland
- Published: 2006
Family violence mars the lives of a very large number of Indigenous Australians, helping to effectively disable many communities and deny future generations a basic chance for health, happiness and…
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