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Governing Country: A Literature Review of Indigenous Governance Principles in Indigenous Ranger Groups & Indigenous Protected Areas
Author/editor: Bellchambers, K
Paper no: 303
Category: Discussion paper
Year published: 2023
This paper reports on a literature review of Indigenous governance principles and practices in Indigenous Ranger groups and Indigenous Protected Areas. While existing scholarship has explored the policy frameworks and benefits associated with these programs, there has been less assessment of how...
Advancing Aboriginal Interests in the New South Wales Renewable Energy Transition
Author/editor: Norman, H, Briggs, C & Apolonio, T
Paper no: 302
Category: Discussion paper
Year published: 2023
As the NSW government steers the transition of the energy system to renewable energy, we examine what opportunities this presents for Aboriginal communities. The renewable energy transition could present opportunities for Aboriginal land holders in NSW to participate in new and sustainable...
Looking beyond Indigenous Service Delivery: The Societal Purpose of Urban First Nations Organisations
Author/editor: Howard-Wagner, D, Reimer, J, Leha J et al
Paper no: 301
Category: Discussion paper
Year published: 2022
The paper analyses the quantitative findings of a three-year mixed-method research project developed in partnership with six urban First Nations organisations in the Australian state of New South Wales. The research is designed to engage with Closing the Gap 2020 , and past policy, in relation to...
Aboriginal Community Governance on the Frontlines and Faultlines in the Black Summer Bushfires
Author/editor: Williamson, B
Paper no: 300
Category: Discussion paper
Year published: 2022
The 2019–20 ‘Black Summer’ bushfires were unprecedented in their size, scale, and devastation. It was widely acknowledged that the bushfires disproportionally impacted Aboriginal people both in terms of the population of people affected, and the deep impact felt as people connected to the land. Yet...
The new policy architecture for Closing the Gap: Innovation and regression
Author/editor: M. C. Dillon
Paper no: 299
Category: Discussion paper
Year published: 2021
This paper describes the core elements of the new policy architecture for Closing the Gap set out in the National Partnership on Closing the Gap finalised in mid-2020. These issues are significant as Closing the Gap is the central pillar in government policy relating to Indigenous affairs. It...
The first decade of Closing the Gap: What went wrong?
Author/editor: M. C. Dillon
Paper no: 298
Category: Discussion paper
Year published: 2021
This paper assesses the major reviews and assessments of the National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA), the COAG agreement that established the first iteration of Closing the Gap from 2008 to 2019. Since 2008, Closing the Gap has been the Australian Government’s central policy narrative in the...
The opinions of Indigenous Australians viewed through a population lens: The Reconciliation Barometer
Author/editor: T.Rowse
Paper no: 297
Category: Discussion paper
Year published: 2021
It is unavoidable that in discussions of Indigenous affairs we will refer to what Indigenous Australians think and want, but against what ‘evidence’ should we assess such representations? Since 2008 Reconciliation Australia has conducted a biennial survey, the Reconciliation Barometer, as a way to...
