National Indigenous Palliative Care Needs Study

This study involved extensive consultation with the community to identify the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in palliative care

The best of intentions: mainstreaming, the not-for-profit sector and Indigeneous Australians

"A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy""March 2014"Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 285-316.Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Context I: The Australian not for profit sector and the delivery of indigenous services -- Chapter 3. Context II: framing the challenges of intercultural engagement in a major NFP -- Chapter 4. Experiences at the cultural interface: Aboriginal staff perspectives -- Chapter 5. Red Cross and the cultural interfac e: the view from the organisation -- Chapter 6. Implementing policy : community engagement and community development -- Chapter 7. Case study : RespectED -- Chapter 8. Funding and resources -- Chapter 9. Synthesis and conclusion.This study investigates interconnections between government approaches to policy in Indigenous affairs – characterised by mainstreaming of services for Indigenous Australians – and the ways in which the not-for-profit sector (NFP) has responded. In terms of both policy and practice it offers a window on the intercultural and interpersonal challenges for organisations and individuals working in the cross-cultural spaces evolving between mainstream (white) organisations and Indigenous Australians.The thesis offers a detailed case study of Australian Red Cross – one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious humanitarian organisations. In 2007, Red Cross commenced new programs and services for Indigenous Australians as part of its mission “to help the most vulnerable”. Drawing on Nakata’s concept of the “cultural interface” and field-based research across Australian Red Cross, the thesis explores the interfaces between Indigenous staff, the organisation, and Indigenous communities in the early stages of this venture during the period 2010-2012. The thesis also reviews in detail the experience and challenges of adapting and introducing a Canadian family/community safety program to Australia as an Indigenous community development program.As NFPs move into domains that were previously mainly Indigenous and with increased co-dependence between the NFP sector and government in providing Indigenous programs and services, the thesis offers a timely account of lessons, risks and challenges for all involved. In conclusion, the thesis questions whether the current policy direction and its resulting collaboration between governments and the mainstream NFP sector have secured the outcomes intended.Mode of access: World wide web1 online resource (xx,360 pages) illustrations, charts, graph

Looking forward - looking back : changing social and economic conditions of Aboriginal people in rural NSW, 1965-2015

In 1965, Janice Monk, a young Australian geographer studying in the USA, visited six New South Wales country towns - Cowra, Griffith, Deniliquin, Coffs Harbour, Coraki and Fingal. Her research explored the social and economic conditions of Aboriginal households in these towns. Nearly fifty years later, with Macquarie University geographer Richie Howitt and Aboriginal colleagues from Deniliquin, Griffith and Coffs Harbour, and support from the Australian Research Council, that data has been returned and reconsidered in the light of fifty years of policy efforts to deliver sustainable benefits to Aboriginal people in rural towns in NSW. This booklet reports key results for the communities and gives information on how to follow-up interest in the project and the Monk Archive

Giving back : report on the 'Collaborative research in Indigenous geographies' workshop, AIATSIS, Canberra, 30 June 2015

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Organisational capacity for engaging with indigenous Australians

Community capacity building is a common goal for programmes and policies involving Indigenous peoples, but it relies heavily on organisational capacity to work effectively in intercultural settings. This paper reviews the organisational capacity of the senior leaders of Australian Red Cross and institutional efforts to build a culturally appropriate and respectful organisation. It reports results from a survey of the organisation's leadership team and follow-up interviews undertaken in 2010, reviews the challenges facing the organisation in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, and considers institutional progress in building internal capacity to lead change in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. The paper concludes with discussion of wider implications of this research.13 page(s