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Overview of the health of Indigenous people in Western Australia 2013 [PDF]

, 2013
Drawing on statistics and other published and unpublished materials, this report provides up-to-date, detailed information about the health of Indigenous people in Western Australia in 2013.

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To What Extent Do Australian Government Metrics Align With Indigenous and Non‐Indigenous Conceptualisations of Wellbeing? A Scoping Review of Wellbeing Frameworks

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Indigenous wellbeing theories offer potential to better measure social and cultural determinants. This scoping review aimed to identify the types of metrics used by the Australian government to assess wellbeing and evaluate the alignment of current frameworks against Indigenous and non‐Indigenous conceptualisations of wellbeing.
Sophie Wright‐Pedersen, Edward J. O'Connor, Megan Rebuli, Tiana Thorne, Naomi Kakoschke, Ray Mahoney   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shifting Child Protection Assessments From a Deficit Focus to Assessments Informed by Strengths and Protective Factors: Translating Research Knowledge to Practice

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Child protection systems play a critical role in preventing and responding to child maltreatment, yet practices are often predominantly deficit focused. This paper presents a rapid literature review on the strengths, protective factors, and cultural considerations to inform child protection assessment.
Gabrielle R. Hunt, Carmela Bastian, Luke Cantley, Ulrike Marwitz, Daryl J. Higgins   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cohesion Without Consensus: Attitudinal Profiles of Social Cohesion in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Headline indicators of social cohesion in Australia have remained stable in recent years despite rising political polarisation and declining institutional trust worldwide. Yet recent protests and incidents of ethnically and politically motivated violence suggest that cohesion may be under strain. If cohesion is understood not as the pursuit of
John van Kooy
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Subsistence hunting impacts wildlife assemblages and functional ecology in tropical forests

Scientific Reports
Unsustainable wild meat hunting poses a significant threat to wildlife and tropical forest ecosystems. While high levels of extraction linked to commercial trade have received significant attention, the sustainability of subsistence hunting by Indigenous
Bradley Cain, Julia E. Fa, Rajan Amin, Jacqueline Morrison, Eva Avila Martin, Stephan M. Funk, Martin Jones, David P. Mallon, Robert Okale, Guillermo Ros Brull, Selvino R. de Kort   +10 more
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How Media Represent Australian Indigenous Business: Comparing Australian and International Coverage

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Media representations of Indigenous business shape public perceptions, investor confidence and consumer demand, influencing how Indigenous enterprises are valued and understood. This Indigenous‐led study systematically reviews grey literature on Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses published between 2006 and 2024 ...
Maria Raciti, Marnee Shay, Bronwyn Fredericks, Daeul Jeong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

General Practice Utilisation for Adults With Neurological Disability Who Are National Disability Insurance Scheme Participants in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most adults with neurological disability rely on general practitioners for managing and preventing health complications. This study analysed patterns of general practice service utilisation among National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants with neurological disability and compared these with people who are not NDIS participants ...
Stacey Oliver, Robin A. Ramme, Avinash Kondiboyina, Karina Gardner, Adam McLeod, Stephen Weeding, Christopher Pearce, Jacinta Douglas, Di Winkler   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moral Grounds for Indigenous Hunting Rights [PDF]

, 2016
It is crucial for indigenous people living in the Arctic to harvest animals by hunting in a traditional manner, as is the case with such peoples in other parts of the world.
Usami, Makoto
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First Record of Tasmanian Devils in the Pilbara: Late Quaternary Subfossils From Juukan Gorge, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country, and Insights Into Human—Faunal Relationships and Extinction

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first unequivocal evidence for the presence of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, based on material recovered from archaeological excavations at Juukan Gorge on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura country.
Timothy J. Churchill, Michael Slack, Elise Matheson, Liam Neill, Wanchese M. Saktura, Gavin Ashburton   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Territoires autochtones et revendications au Canada. Les incohérences du discours originaliste en anthropologie et en droit

Droit et Cultures
In Canada, aboriginal rights are protected by the constitution. These rights take their source in pre-colonial Indigenous cultural and legal systems. They can be mobilized by demonstrating the continuity of an Indigenous cultural practice that existed ...
Leila Inksetter
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