Commissioned Reports
Report on the Proceedings of the South Coast International Indigenous Fishing Symposium
Author/editor: Hunt, J, Ridge, K, Voyer, M, and Barclay, K
Paper no: 10/24
Category: Commissioned reports
Year published: 2024
First Nations globally assert their fundamental human rights to self-determination, including access to, management and ownership of their natural resources. Settler colonies deny, undermine and resist the recognition of permanent indigenous sovereignty in natural resources. In each nation state...
Laynhapuy Homelands Housing Report
Author/editor: O’Bryan, M, Fogarty, W, Mununggurr, B, Gray, M, Brachtendorf, L
Paper no: 9/24
Category: Commissioned reports
Year published: 2024
The Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation (Laynha), based in Yirrkala in the Northern Territory, commissioned this report to capture the state of current housing on the 32 homelands they service and to elucidate future needs. The study was developed in close consultation with the housing...
Learning on Country Program: Progress Evaluation Report 2.0
Author/editor: W. Fogarty, H. Bulloch, K. Bellchambers, L. Brachtendorf
Paper no: 8/24
Category: Commissioned reports
Year published: 2024
This report tracks the implementation and development of the Learning on Country Program across 15 secondary schools in the Northern Territory between 2019 and 2023. It builds on findings from the first evaluation and employs a mixed-methods approach comprising ethnographic fieldwork and analysis...
Caring about Care
Author/editor: Klein, E, Hunt, J, Staines, Z et al
Paper no: 7
Category: Commissioned reports
Year published: 2023
This report presents the findings of research that aimed to support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner’s work on Wiyi Yani U Thangani, and contribute to understandings of the scope of care work performed by Indigenous women. Specifically, the project explored: 1)...
OCHRE Local Decision Making Stage 2 Evaluation: Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly Evaluation Report
Author/editor: O'Bryan, M, Markham, F
Paper no: 6/2023
Category: Commissioned reports
Year published: 2023
Local Decision Making (LDM) is a NSW Government initiative that aims to transform the way that NSW Government agencies engage with Aboriginal communities regarding service delivery. The aims and approach of LDM are characteristic of the contemporary emphasis on partnerships, agreements, and...
OCHRE Local Decision Making Stage 2 Evaluation: NCARA-State Accord Evaluation Report
Author/editor: Howard-Wagner, D.
Paper no: 5/2023
Category: Commissioned reports
Year published: 2023
The NCARA–State Accord is the first multi-regional Accord in New South Wales (NSW), making it an important milestone under the Local Decision Making (LDM) initiative, a key initiative under the OCHRE plan for Aboriginal affairs in NSW. It commits the NSW Government and the New South Wales Coalition...
OCHRE Local Decision Making Stage 2 Evaluation: Illawarra Wingecarribee Alliance Aboriginal Corporation Evaluation Report
Author/editor: Thomassin, A., Maher Jr, G., & Macdonald, L. K.
Paper no: 4/2023
Category: Commissioned reports
Year published: 2023
This report presents the findings of an evaluation of the Illawarra Wingecarribee Alliance Aboriginal Corporation (IWAAC) Local Decision Making Accord implementation. The evaluation was co-designed with IWAAC and key public sector officials involved in implementing the Accord. Its findings are...