By Jon Altman, Crikey, 11 February 2013
There’s plenty of good news in the “closing the gap” report on indigenous employment. But the program outcomes are far from clear, writes ANU’s Professor Jon Altman.
CAEPR and Indigenous policy in the media
by Patricia Karvelas, The Australian, 19 January, 2013
Bold policies to close the gap between black and white Australia in employment are working, with new data revealing that employment growth for Aborigines has increased dramatically, mainly in remote areas via the private sector.
By Jared Owens, The Australian, 21 January 21, 2013
Taxpayer funds should directly assist private companies that promise jobs to indigenous jobseekers if they complete relevant training, according to opposition spokesman Nigel Scullion.
By Sean Kerins, Crikey, 24 December 2012
Many Aboriginal people support booze bans in local communities. But a raid on Chrisco hampers in the Northern Territory left a bad taste. Sean Kerins of ANU’s Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy reports from Borroloola.
By Janet Hunt, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 November 2012
The new Northern Territory government abolished the office of its coordinator-general for remote services early last month.... The incumbent, Olga Havnen, had been in the job for only a year and had just published her first report on government spending, programs and service delivery in the territory's remote communities. It was a case of 'if you don't like the message, shoot the messenger'.
By Bill Fogarty, Crikey, 01 November 2012
Dr. Bill Fogarty argues that Indigenous language maintenance and education is not about reverence for some distant past for esoteric reasons. Rather it is an important asset that can play a role both in developing a future for Indigenous communities and in benefiting the socio-economic fabric of the Australian nation.
By Jon Altman, Crikey, 30 October 2012
For a brief period, Commonwealth and state/territory governments came together in a kumbaya on Indigenous affairs. With Kevin Rudd gone, that is now shifting writes ANU’s Jon Altman.
By Nicholas Biddle, The Number Cruncher (Blog), 30 October 2012
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released the second round of data from the 2011 Census. Included in this release was data on employment, allowing us to get a sense of how successful COAG and the associated State/Territory governments have been in achieving their aims. Has there been significant improvement in Indigenous employment since the last census in 2006? What has happened to the gap in employment outcomes between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous population? Finally, have changes in Indigenous employment outcomes been spread evenly across the Indigenous population or have there been age groups or regions which have not fared so well?
Late Night Live, ABC Radio National, with Phillip Adams, 18 September 2012
[Audio recording]. Phillip Adams has as his guests Joe Morrison (CEO NAILSMA), Professor Jon Altman and Gerard O'Neill on the topic 'Caring for Country'. Nearly twenty per cent of the Australian continent is indigenous-owned, and managed by those owners to varying degrees. Because of the conservation and other challenges in caring for this country, new partnerships are being forged, between owners, researchers and philanthropic organisations.
Sunday Extra, Radio National, with Jonathan Green, 14 October 2012
[Audio Recording]. The Indigenous estate is approaching two million square kilometres through native title and land use agreements. Jon Altman has found that our most environmentally sound areas are those owned and being cared for by Indigenous communities. He has edited a book, 'People on Country', which is a manifesto for the Caring for Country movement.
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