Social conditions

Authors: Henry, Ken

This paper, which was presented as the closing keynote address to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Conference held in 2007, reflects on the conference theme of ‘diversity and […]

The 2006 New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey (NZCASS) is the first to enable a detailed analysis of the Maori experience of crime victimisation. Because the NZCASS focuses on victims […]

Data from the first Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, obtained by survey of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander people who were usual residents of private dwellings accross […]

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This research is concerned with the phenomenon of Indigenous homelessness in Australia. The project aimed to examine the definitions and constructs of ‘Indigenous homelessness’ found in the literature and to […]

Data on causes of deaths in Australia, compiled from individual state and territory Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages, supplemented by information from the National Coroners Information Service. Data includes […]

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This data set released by the The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW provides an update incorporating the 2021 ABS Census data. The downloadable resource produced in Excel provides the […]

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Authors: Davies, Kym

Alcohol related violence, including family violence, the purchase of unregistered/uninsured vehicles and public drinking legislation are seen as three major criminal justice issues affecting Indigenous Australians. The paper gives a […]

Authors: Hunter, Boyd

Indigenous poverty is clearly entrenched and often different in nature to that experienced by other Australian poor. This paper examines recent evidence on Indigenous poverty and social exclusion and attempts […]

Authors: Weatherburn, Don

This conference paper discusses findings that it is drug and alcohol abuse, not poverty and unemployment, which are the key factors behind the high rate of Aboriginal imprisonment. Far from […]

This report studies population areas in every state and territory of Australia to identify pockets of location-based disadvantage and the unique web of challenges faced by these communities. It builds […]