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This section provides information for and about Indigenous Australians
including facts and figures on the Indigenous people of Australia,
evaluations of Commonwealth initiatives, policies for and research
into equity and access to education and other services
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Model of More Culturally Inclusive and Educationally Effective Schools
The State, Territory and Commonwealth Ministers of Education committed
to the following model of more culturally inclusive and educationally
effective schools
Aboriginal
astronomy
Australia's indigenous peoples have a rich heritage of astronomical
observation and story telling
ABSTUDY:
An Investment for Tomorrow’s Employment
A review of ABSTUDY commissioned by ATSIC
ABSTUDY
Brochure
This brochure provides detailed information about ABSTUDY, including
who qualifies for this payment, the appropriate income and/or assets
tests as well as what you need to do if your circumstances change
Achieving
Educational Equality for Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Peoples
This discussion paper provides advice to Ministers on the achievement
of educational equality for Australia’s Indigenous peoples an urgent
national priority
Achieving
equitable and appropriate outcomes: indigenous Australians in higher
education
Check out the latest research for higher education
AIATSIS
research grants
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Studies (AIATSIS) is a major national funding body for research
in Australian Indigenous studies and is calling for applications
now.
The closing date is 31 January 2002
Analysis
of the Proposed Changes to ABSTUDY on Indigenous Students
Follow the links from the home page to issues and choose education
to find ATSIC’s analysis of proposed changes to ABSTUDY
As
a matter of fact
Follow the links from the home page to issues and choose education
to find ATSIC’s analysis of proposed changes to ABSTUDY
Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Peoples
Facts on Indigenous Australians including land rights, native title,
reconciliation and the history of Indigenous people in Australia
Assistance
for Isolated Children Scheme Brochure
This brochure provides information about the Assistance for Isolated
Children Scheme, including who qualifies for this payment, the appropriate
income and/or assets tests as well as what you need to do if your
circumstances change
Assistance
for Isolated Children Scheme - Extra Information Factsheet
This factsheet provides additional information about the Assistance
for Isolated Children Scheme, including who qualifies for this payment,
the appropriate income and/or assets tests as well as what you need
to do if your circumstances change
2002
ATSIC Regional Council Elections
Make your vote count
ATSIC
Educational Resources
Check out Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission's Classroom
ATSIC
Elections Results
Check out the results from the 2002 ATSIC Regional Elections
ATSIC
Health Policy
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission's health policy
ATSIC
NEWS
ATSIC News is a publication of the elected arm of the Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Commission
ATSIC
Regional Council Elections 2002
Your Right to Be Heard
Australian
Council for Educational Research
What can be done to improve learning outcomes? ACER's core research
program focuses on this single, over-arching question
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Better Health Care Studies for Indigenous Australians
Better Health Care: Studies in the successful delivery of Primary
Health Care Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
Better
Practice in School Attendance – Improving the School Attendance
of Indigenous Students
The report outlines patterns and characteristics of schools attendance
by Indigenous students, and the possible cause of non-attendance
and strategies to improve attendance
Building
a Better Future: Indigenous Housing to 2010
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people still typically endure
much lower standards of housing than other Australians
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Centre
for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
The Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research is a multi-disciplinary
social sciences research centre at the Australian National University
(ANU) with a primary focus on Indigenous Australian economic policy
and economic development issues, including native title and land
rights, social justice, and the socioeconomic status of Indigenous
Australians
Continuing
Indigenous Employment Disparity
The Job Still Ahead: Economic Costs of Continuing Indigenous Employment
Disparity
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Discussion
Paper: Achieving Educational Equality for Australia’s Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
The MCEETYA Taskforce on Indigenous Education’s terms of reference
included providing advice to Ministers on making the achievement
of educational equality for Australia’s Indigenous peoples an urgent
national priority
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Equity
in Higher Education
Statistics for 1997 for each university against each of the equity
performance groups. It also looks at changes in the participation
rates between 1991 and 1997
Equity
Issues: Every University’s Concern, Whose Business?
An exploration of universities’ inclusion of Indigenous people’s
rights and interests
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Face
the Facts 
Some questions and answers about Immigration, Refugees and Indigenous
Affairs
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Family
and social factors underlying the labour force status of Indigenous
Australians
The research reports the results of analysis of data from the 1994
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey which provides
a unique opportunity to examine the processes underlying Indigenous
labour force status
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Higher
Education Equity Plans for the 2000-2002 Triennium
These plans document the various strategies that will be adopted
by universities in their approach to equity
Higher
Education Indigenous Strategies 1999-2001
This documents the strategies adopted by universities to encourage
access, participation and success by Indigenous people
Home
Ownership Program
This page includes a Guide which contains general information for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about ATSIC's Home
Loans Program
Hospital
Statistics, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians
were admitted to hospital at twice the rate of non-Indigenous Australians
in 1999-2000
Human
Rights and Indigenous Issues Newsletter
Newsletter on human rights and Indigenous issues produced by the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade every 6 months
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Indigenous
The Commonwealth Government is dedicated to working with grass
roots Indigenous organisations to achieve innovative solutions and
promote effective communication among Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander communities
Indigenous
Customer Charter
Centrelink has an Indigenous Customer Charter. You can get the charter
from any Centrelink Customer Service Centre
Indigenous
Education Strategies of Higher Education Institutions 2000-2002
These plans documents the various strategies adopted by universities
in their approach to Indigenous education
Indigenous
Education Strategies
See how Australian Universities provide equity for Indigenous
Australians
Indigenous
Employment Policy
The Indigenous Employment Policy aims to improve the employment
circumstances and future prospects of Australia's Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples
Indigenous Healthinfonet
This site provides comprehensive, up-to-date information accessible
to people interested in the health of Indigenous Australians
Indigenous
School to Work Transition
The purpose of the this report was to review the access to programmes
and services by young Indigenous Australians moving from school
to work
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Indigenous
Index
Here is a handy list of the links that have information just for
Indigenous customers
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Indigenous Participation in Higher Education
A study into the participation of Indigenous people in higher education
and participation trends over time. It also looks at how universities
are addressing the needs of Indigenous students
Indigenous
Performance in WA Universities
A report on the experience of Indigenous students in WA universities
Indigenous
Protocols for Journalists
These ABC protocols are aimed at providing a guide for journalists
to effective and respectful communication with Indigenous peoples.
There are no firm rules which can be applied to all Indigenous peoples
or situations but there are some guidelines and principles which
can help identify the best way to proceed when researching, interviewing,
writing and publishing works dealing with matters of concern to
Indigenous people
Indigenous
Public Awareness
The public awareness project is part of the communication strategy
to promote employment for indigenous Australians
Project
Indigenous
Rights
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission's indigenous
rights resource page
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Job
Network for Indigenous Australians
The Indigenous Employment Program's Wage Assistance package has
been specifically designed to complement Job Network services to
indigenous people
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Katu
Kalpa
Report on the inquiry into the effectiveness of education and training
programs for Indigenous Australians
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MCEETYA
Taskforce Report on Indigenous Education, The
The scale of educational inequality remains vast for Australia’s
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and continues, despite
considerable work particularly over the last decade by all governments
MCEETYA
Taskforce on Indigenous Education
MCEETYA has developed a set of core and supplementary performance
indicators for national reporting purposes
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NAIDOC
Resources
NAIDOC Library Resources
National
Archives of Australia records on Indigenous Australians
Where to Find Records on Indigenous Australians
National
Environmental Health Strategy, The
The strategy is the first national approach to the management of
environmental health issues in Australia. It was developed was the
National Environmental Health Forum, an advisory group of the National
Public Health Partnership
National
Health Survey: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Results, Australia
This publication presents summary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
(Indigenous) results from the 2001 National Health Survey (NHS),
conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics from February to
November 2001. Survey content presented in this publication includes
health status measures as well as information relating to health
service use and lifestyle factors which affect health. Corresponding
information for the non-Indigenous population, and data from the
1995 NHS, have been included for comparative purposes
National
Indigenous Cadetship Project
The National Indigenous Cadetship Project is a Commonwealth Government
initiative aimed at improving the professional employment prospects
of Indigenous Australians
National
Indigenous English Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
This strategy forms a part of the National Goals for Schooling
in the 21st Century and outlines a strategy for increasing Indigenous
children’s English language, literacy and numeracy skills
National
Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey
The National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey was conducted
to obtain fisheries statistics to support the management of non-commercial
fishing in Australia
National
Report on Indigenous Education and Training
The report covers the preschool, school and post-compulsory education
sectors for 2001
National
Perspectives Working Group Overview
1999 National Youth Roundtable
National
Statement of Principles and Standards for More Culturally Inclusive
Schooling in the 21st Century
The State, Territory and Commonwealth Ministers of Education committed
to the following principles and standards for more culturally inclusive
and educationally effective schools
National
Strategy for the Education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Peoples 1996-2002
View the strategy for the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Peoples in Australia
No
Shame Job
A health career book for Indigenous students
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One
Hundred Years of Indigenous History
The Centenary of Federation is a time to acknowledge the 'First
Federation' of Indigenous nations and to help mark the achievements
of Indigenous Australians and their many contributions to this country
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Partners
in a learning culture: Australia’s national Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander strategy for vocational education and training 2000—2005
Learn about the national strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islanders vocational education and training
Patterns
of Participation in Year 12 and Higher Education in Australia: Trends
and Issues
The report examines participation in education in Australia.
Furthermore, it addresses several policy and conceptual issues relevant
to educational participation. These include rurality, ethnicity,
Indigenous status, socioeconomic background, part-time work, individual
schools and psychological factors
Positive
Self-Identity for Indigenous Students and Relationship to School
Outcomes
Research on the relationship between school outcomes and the
self-identities of young Indigenous Australians
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Review
of the Indigenous Education Direct Assistance Programme
The report addresses the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency
of the ATAS, ASSPA and VEGAS programmes, and suggests improvements
to these programmes
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Storecharter
- A New Approach to Customer Service
Storecharter is a voluntary charter for stores serving Indigenous
communities in rural and remote areas across Australia
Strategic
School to Work Project: School to Work in Rural and Remote Areas
This project piloted a number of models of vocational learning in
rural areas, including Indigenous communities
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Submission
to the HREOC Inquiry into Rural and Remote Education in Australia
from ATSIC
Follow the links from the home page to online publications and find
the ATSIC submission to the inquiry into rural and remote education
in Australia
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Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Human Rights (Mandatory Sentencing
of Juvenile Offenders) Bill 1999 from ATSIC
Follow the links from the home page to online publications and find
the ATSIC submission to the Senate inquiry into human rights (Mandatory
Sentencing of Juvenile Offenders)
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The
health of young Aborigines aged 12 to 25
One of two companion reports, the Full Report draws on published
data and research, and provides an overview of the current health
issues affecting young Aboriginal people
The
health of young Aborigines aged 12 to 25 - A short report for Aboriginal
communities
The Short Report complements the Full Report, and was written for
Aboriginal people living in communities, and community-based health
professional working with young Aboriginal people
Tide
of History
The Tide of History brings together four of the most significant
photographers working in documenting Indigenous communities today
Treaty
Read about the efforts of ordinary Australians to arrange a
Treaty with Indigenous Australians
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Voluntary
Service Foundation
The Foundation is an organisation set up to improve the access
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to much needed
business, management, technical and professional skills
Volunteering
Service to Indigenous Communities Foundation
The Voluntary Service to Indigenous Communities Foundation is an
organisation that links skilled volunteers with indigenous communities
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Ways
Forward – National Consultancy Report on Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Health
This report follows the National Aboriginal Mental Health Conference
and incorporates many of the insights and recommendations supported
by Aboriginal people at that meeting
What
has worked (and will again)
This report has been prepared specifically as food for thought for,
and consequent action by, teachers and trainers to improve education
and training outcomes for Indigenous students
What Works
The program is focused on teaching practices that will accelerate
the achievement of Indigenous students
What
Works: Explorations in improving outcomes for Indigenous students
This report is an account and discussion of a government initiative,
the non-capitalStrategic Results Projects element of the Indigenous
Education StrategicInitiatives Programmes, designed to explore how
improvements in achievement might be made relatively quickly through
dedicated resources and effort
Working
together for Indigenous Youth
The Working Together for Indigenous Youth initiative aims to support
local partnerships involving the community, business and education
sectors to identify the barriers and solutions to a successful education
experience for Indigenous secondary students
Working
with Adolescents to Prevent Domestic Violence – Indigenous
Rural Model
Building on previous work with adolescents to prevent domestic violence
in a rural town model, this report focuses on working with Indigenous
adolescents to prevent family violence
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Yeperenye
Federatuin Festival 2001
On September the 8th, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations
from throughout Australia will converge at the foot of the MacDonnell
Ranges outside of Mpwarntwe (Alice Springs), the land of the Yeperenye
Caterpillar Dreaming.
Youth
Development for Young Indigenous Australians
The purpose of this paper is to provide some background about youth
development for the consultation process to inform Ausyouth’s
Discussion Paper, Youth Development and Young Indigenous Australians
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Zero
Tolerance Policing: Implications for Indigenous People
Follow the links from the home page to online publications and find
the report on zero tolerance policing and its impact on indigenous
people, including young people
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