This brief outlines the Constitutional Reform and Indigenous Peoples project, which will examine the history of constitutional development relating to Indigenous people since Federation, evaluate the current position of Indigenous […]
It is gradually being recognised by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians that getting contemporary Indigenous governance right is fundamental to improving Indigenous well-being and generating sustained socioeconomic development. This collection […]
In this special edition of the Australian Indigenous Law Review, the range of Australian jurisdictions’ law and practice relating to coronial recommendations are considered, with a particular focus on Indigenous […]
This paper provides a brief overview of current policies, strategies and projects relating to crime prevention among Indigenous communities in Australia, Canada, the United States and New Zealand. The report […]
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This paper looks at issues of crime and violence in Indigenous communities in the context of broader problems of criminal justice law, policy and practice. In particular it addresses four […]
The aim of this project was to explore models of intervention which would respond to the needs of individuals and their families in crisis as a result of Indigenous family […]
Although the impact of child abuse infiltrates communities at all socio-economic and cultural levels, its prevalence in Indigenous Australian communities is of particular concern. Any level of child abuse or […]
This presentation contains a series of talking points on the Queensland Indigenous Alcohol Diversion Program, a pilot program designed to break the alcohol-crime cycle, one of the primary causes of […]
A collection of 16 conference papers and Powerpoint presentations focussing on improvements to the criminal justice system in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
The use of Indigenous sentencing courts and cases of family violence received criticism in ‘The Australian’ for being too lenient in R v Morgan. The criticisms related to the Court […]