Resources

This paper highlights the need for alternative prevention and intervention strategies to curb the ?epidemic? of family violence within Aotearoa New Zealand. The paper discusses the context of violence and […]

This report examines the indefinite detention of Mentally Impaired Accused persons, pursuant to custody orders available in the Western Australian sentencing system. These orders are available under the Criminal Law […]

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is required to report annually to the Attorney-General regarding the exercise and enjoyment of human rights by Australia’s Indigenous peoples. The […]

The Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report is the most comprehensive report on Indigenous wellbeing produced in Australia. It contains accessible data for an extensive range of wellbeing measures as well as […]

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Funded by the Federal Attorney General’s Department, the Indigenous Community Night Patrol Evaluation Project reviewed, evaluated and compared Indigenous community night patrol initiatives in Western Australia and New South Wales, […]

This annual report collates Indigenous data from the Report on Government Services. The Report examines the performance of the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments in the provision of education, health, […]

The Closing the Gap Steering Committee, which includes the Human Rights Commission and Oxfam, produces an annual ‘shadow’ report representing its assessment of Australia?s and the Federal Government?s progress against […]

This report is part of the National Assessment of Australia?s Children?s Courtsproject. The history and functions of the NSW Children?s Court and its programs, including those focused on Indigenous children, […]

Publishers: Australian Institute of Family Studies, Child Family Community Australia, 29

This is a useful introductory resource highlighting the need for a government policy response to Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). FASD may be more prevalent in indigenous communities due to […]

This is the sixth report in the Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage (OID) series, which can trace its origins to the final report of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation in 2000. The […]