The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the origins of the concepts of social inclusion and exclusion and of key themes and emerging debates about social […]

It has been argued that Indigenous people are among the most socially excluded in Australia, and that Indigenous disadvantage is multidimensional and different to other forms of poverty in Australia […]

Research in Australia as in other colonised societies has linked a collapse of traditional Indigenous institutions and roles to contemporary patterns of destructive behaviour, such as heavy alcohol consumption by […]

Figures for 1999 New South Wales Local Court appearances show that Aboriginal defendants are more likely to be refused bail or have heavier conditions placed upon bail where it is […]

The findings and recommendations of a body of Indigenous scholarship which indicated that violence and child sexual abuse had long existed within Indigenous communities, was reinforced through the release of […]

The health disadvantages experienced by Indigenous Australians are shaped by the broader social and economic conditions in which they live. In this paper, evidence relating to improving Indigenous outcomes and […]

The inaugural Policy Futures: A Reform Agenda was launched at Parliament House in March 2021 by former Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon. Ken Wyatt AM, and was circulated nationally […]

For many societies, the consumption of alcohol and its related outcomes are deeply embedded in cultural, economic, legal and health systems. Yet alcohol is not an ‘ordinary commodity’. It is […]

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is required to report annually to the Attorney-General regarding the exercise and enjoyment of human rights by Australia’s Indigenous peoples. The […]

This publication presents summary results from the 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS). The survey was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from August […]