Identity and support for policies towards Indigenous people: Evidence from Australia

Health initiatives by Indigenous people in Australia.

High rates of amputation among Indigenous people in Western Australia.

TO THE EDITOR: There is generally a high level of awareness about the burden of disease associated with diabetes and its complications in Indigenous Australians. While high rates of renal failure, retinopathy and cardiovascular disease in Indigenous people are frequently emphasised, diabetes-related foot complications receive relatively little attention. As part of the Western Australian Depart...

culture, IdentIty and IndIgenous

this chapter should assist you to: − understand concepts of race − articulate concepts of culture, identity and social organisation − understand the diversity of Indigenous cultures and the role of cultural identity and practices − reflect on the role of cultural practices and identity for Indigenous cultures globally and in australia − reflect on the diversity of aboriginal and torres strait I...

1. Towards a history of Indigenous statistics in Australia

In 2003, the Productivity Commission report Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2003 demonstrated that Australia now has an extensive (though not time-deep) statistical archive through which we can compare Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. The report points to twelve ‘headline indicators’, and seven ‘strategic areas for action’, and it operationalises the ‘strategic areas for...

Are Youths on Income Support Less Happy? Evidence from Australia

Are Youths on Income Support Less Happy? Evidence from Australia The central research question addressed in this paper is how receipt of income support payments affects the well-being of youths. Using 1997-2004 panel data from a nationally representative survey of Australian youths, we attempt to estimate the size of the welfare stigma faced by Australian youths, where stigma is defined as the ...