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2009

DEVELOPMENT IN THE 'FIRST WORLD': Alleviating Indigenous Disadvantage in Australia - the Dilemma of Difference

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Mazel, Odette
  • Journal Name: Griffith Law Review
  • Journal Number: Vol.18, No.2
  • Country: Australia

The levels of Indigenous disadvantage in Australia are startling compared with those of the rest of the nation. Despite various government initiatives and legal reforms, systemic poverty remains prevalent in Aboriginal communities. In the Northern Territory, this has culminated in the Emergency Intervention initiated by the Howard gover ....

Doctor supply in Australia: rural-urban imbalances and regulated supply

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Kamalakanthan, Abhaya; Jackson, Sukhan
  • Journal Name: Australian Journal of Primary Health
  • Journal Number: Vol.15, No.1
  • Country: Australia

This paper reviees the debate on the supply of doctors in Australia from an economic perspective. It focuses on the supply between urban and rural areas and on Australia's reliance on foreign-born overseas-trained doctors. Evidence shows that doctors are concentrated in cities and rural Australians have relatively poor access; and there is heavy ....

Does the type of job matter?: Recruitment to Australia's Northern Territory

  • Author: Carson, D; Coe, K; Zander, K; Garnett, S
  • Journal Name: Employee Relations
  • Journal Number: 32.2
  • Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
  • ISBN: 0142-5455
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Northern Territory

The aim of this paper is to synthesise three separate but similar studies into the motivations of accountants, engineers, and nurses to come to Australia's Northern Territory. Gordon's job structures model and the labour force development implications of staples thesis are to be used to provide a view of the differences between types of jobs. R ....

Economic and Environmental Indicators for South Australia and its Regions, 2006/07

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Matthew Ferris, Lisa Rippin and Julian Morison, econsearch
  • Publisher: Department of Trade and Economic Development
  • Published Location: Marryatville SA
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: South Australia

This report is one of a series of reports prepared by EconSearch for the Department of Trade and Economic Development to detail the method, data sources and results from construction of input-output (I-O) models for South Australia (SA) and its component Government and Regional Development Board (RDB) regions for 2006/07. The purpose of this repo ....

Ecotourism as a form of sustainable development in South Africa

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Ayotte, Alexandra Leigh
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: Queen's University (Canada)
  • Published Location: Canada
  • ISBN: 9780494651391
  • Country: South Africa

This study examines ecotourism as a form of sustainable development in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Tourism is one of the world's largest industries, with ecotourism being one of the fastest growing sectors. Ecotourism can provide a superior and sustainable alternative to traditional, resource dependent industries that are prevalent in devel ....

Educational and Occupational Outcomes Amongst African Men From Refugee Backgrounds Living in Urban and Regional Southeast Queensland

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Correa-Velez, Ignacio; Onsando, Gerald
  • Journal Name: Australasian Review of African Studies, The
  • Journal Number: Vol. 30, No. 2
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Queensland

Over the last ten years, approximately one third of refugee and humanitarian entrants to Australia have been adult men. To date, little research has been done on their health and settlement issues. Many of these men have come from the African continent. This paper reports on the educational and employment outcomes of a group of 173 ....

Ensuring the future of rural social work in Australia

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Brown, Grace; Green, Rosemary
  • Journal Name: http://rsj.econtentmanagement. com/archives/vol/19/issue/4/article/3222/ensuring-the-future-ofrural- social-work-in
  • Journal Number: Vol.19, No.4
  • Country: Australia

There is a long history of social work in remote, rural and regional towns. Recent impacts on rural communities such as globalisation, shifts in primary industry and mining as well as 'tree' and 'sea' changers have resulted in many transformations throughout rural Australia. Many rural communities are confronting a plethora of soci ....

Evaluation of Primary Health Care Funding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Australian National Audit Office
  • Publisher: Australian National Audit Office
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • ISBN: 9781921600135
  • Country: Australia

The overarching objective of the evaluation was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of: the Department's management of PHCF program as funded to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services (ATSIHSs); program service delivery by ATSIHSs in improving access to effective primary health care services for Indigenous Aust ....

Evaluation of Service Delivery in Remote Indigenous Communities

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Australian National Audit Office
  • Publisher: Australian National Audit Office
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • Country: Australia

The overall goal of the evaluation was to report on the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of Australian Government arrangements for the administration of Indigenous programs in remote communities. Report Locationhttp://www.anao.gov.au/Publications/Indigenous-Program-Reports/2008-2009/Evaluation-of-Service-Delivery-in-Remote-Indigenous-Commun ....

Evaluation of the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) Program

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Australian National Audit Office
  • Publisher: Australian National Audit Office
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • ISBN: 0642811105
  • Country: Australia

The objective of the evaluation was to assess the efficiency, effectiveness and appropriateness of the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program to Indigenous participants and communities in achieving the outcomes of real jobs and viable business enterprises. Report Locationhttp://www.anao.gov.au/Publications/Indigenous-Program-R ....

Evaluation of the Indigenous Youth Mobility Program

  • Year: 2009
  • Publisher: Australian National Audit Office
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • ISBN: 0 642 81111 3
  • Country: Australia

The objective of this evaluation was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relation's management of the Indigenous Youth Mobility Program and the appropriateness of the program in assisting Indigenous youth in remote locations to undertake and complete qualifications that will lead to ....

Examining the role of entrepreneurship in economic development in Appalachia

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Mojica, Maribel N.
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: West Virginia University
  • Published Location: United States -- West Virginia
  • ISBN: 9781109641134
  • Country: United States
  • State/Region: Appalachia

Increasing uncertainty in the world economy has created challenges for regions to pursue development strategies to achieve economic growth. Globalization, increased marketing integration, and the advent of new technologies led to approaches from traditional industrial recruiting to less traditional approaches. Among these latter approac ....

Facing the Squeeze: Community Wellbeing

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Kennett, Jeff
  • Journal Name: Government News
  • Journal Number: Vol. 29, No. 1
  • Country: Australia

The article discusses the growing need for local and regional governments to focus more and more on improving the health and wellbeing of the entire community at large. Depression is a common growing ailment these days and the government needs to raise more awareness about mental health issues. Report Locationhttp://search.informit.co ....

Families on the fringe: promoting the social inclusion of young families moving to non-metropolitan areas

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Healy, Karen; Rawsthorne, Margot; Donnet, Amanda; Caniglia, Fiona; Hampshire, Anne; Michaux, Annette
  • Publisher: School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Queensland
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: New South Wales, Queensland

Thousands of  young Australian families have left major cities and relocated to the urban fringes of largecities, coastal areas, and mining towns. However, many of them can face social exclusion and disadvantage in their new areas. This report examines what motivates young families to relocate and the social exclusion they encounte ....

Fly-in Fly-out and regional impact assessments: A regional development impact assessment framework for fly-in fly-out projects

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: ACIL Tasman
  • Publisher: Regional Development Council
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Western Australia

Fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workforces have become a major part of Western Australia’s mining industry. The Regional Development Council (the Council) is of the view that the increasing use of FIFO on resource projects in regional WA represents a loss of real and potential benefits to regional communities. Report LocationClick here to view the full ....

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