The Stronger Families and Communities Strategy 2000-2004 was an Australian Government initiative funded by the Department of Family and Community Services to help build family and community capacity to deal […]

The findings and recommendations from the evaluation of the implementation and early outcomes are provided on the Social Policy Research Centre, on University of NSW’s website. The reports are made […]

This article questions whether offshore native title claims are presenting discrete conceptual and practical obstacles for the judiciary. Its aim is to chart the proverbial waters and provide an overview […]

A range of Indigenous population dynamics play out underneath the demographic picture that can be constructed from official statistics. Primary among these are temporary mobility practices. Although temporary movements are […]

This Outcomes Framework interprets the vision of the National Plan. It paves the way for the next 10 years, to achieve our goal, where Australia is a country in which […]

This article seeks to paint the contemporary picture of Indigenous women in custody in Australia. In particular, the article presents and analyses the most recent data available on prisoner numbers, […]

For many years high Indigenous incarceration rates in Australia have called for numerous ?solutions?, yet the percentage of Aboriginal people in custody has continued to rise, nearly doubling from 14% […]

With most prisoners released from custody eventually returning to custody (estimated 74% for NSW Indigenous prisoners), this research by the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research examines […]

The Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) program is a New South Wales court-based scheme targeting adult defendants appearing before a participating Local Court who have a demonstrable illicit drug […]