This paper considers the possibilities for the Australian Westminster System of law and Australia?s Aboriginal peoples? law (?Tnangkarra?) to work alongside each other. The paper briefly describes how the Tnangkarra […]
Resources January,2013
Research has established eight theoretically based central risk/need factors predictive of recidivism; however, there is little research examining the applicability of these risk factors to Aboriginal offenders. A meta-analysis was […]
Shows some progress on targets to reduce indigenous disadvantage: with improved access to pre-schools for children in remote communities, better results for indigenous students in year 12 and a decrease […]
The Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory National Partnership Agreement ceased on the 30 June 2012. This is the last Monitoring Report published under this agreement. It provides data […]
Aboriginal young people are fundamental to the continued vitality of Aboriginal identity, but often experience poor health, boredom, and inconsistent care from family members. To address such problems, regular ongoing […]
This report highlights the ACT’s progress on Closing the Gap on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage. It has been long recognised that the Council of Australian Governments’ initiative to […]
For many years high Indigenous incarceration rates in Australia have called for numerous ?solutions?, yet the percentage of Aboriginal people in custody has continued to rise, nearly doubling from 14% […]
This Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory Monitoring Report brings together performance information for each ‘Closing the Gap’ measure from 31 December 2011 to 1 July 2012. However, in […]
This report marks the twentieth anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) and thus, 20 years of monitoring deaths in custody by the Australian Institute of […]
This report presents interim findings from a study of petrol sniffing prevalence in a sample of 41 Australian Aboriginal communities, drawn from nine regions located in Northern Territory, South Australia, […]