National Indigenous Palliative Care Magazine

Client: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

Location/s: Broome, Derby (WA), Inala, Mt Isa, Townsville, Yarrabah, Brisbane (Qld), Darwin, Alice Springs (NT), Kempsey, Western Sydney, Nowra, Berry (NSW)

Research, writing and production of a national Palliative Care Magazine aimed at an audience of Indigenous people, and to raise awareness of non-Indigenous service providers and trainers.

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National Indigenous Carers Information Kit

Client: Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services, Aged and Community Care Branch

Location/s: Thursday Island, Cairns (Qld), Darwin (NT), Port Hedland (WA), Devonport, Launceston, Hobart (Tas)

This national project involved developing and testing the form, content and distribution of a National Information Kit for Indigenous Carers and creating tools to assist service providers access resources and develop regional networks. As well as development of the major kit components, our multi-disciplinary team used culturally appropriate consultation and qualitative research to conduct a…

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The Best of Intentions

(Thesis abstract) Claire Colyer’s doctoral research investigated 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. This study of Australian Red Cross offers a window on the…

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Male Aboriginal Serial Offenders – Experience of Desisting from Crime and ‘Going Good’

Location/s: Western NSW

Kate Sullivan’s report to community groups and participants of research undertaken in north-western NSW as part of her Doctoral Research, which was funded by The Australian Research Council and the Bureau of Crime statistics. Link to the full PhD thesis at http://hdl.handle.net/1885/9847

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Guidelines for Disposal of Government Heritage Property

Client: Australian Heritage Commission

Location/s: Canberra (ACT)

This project involved a review of all Indigenous, historic and natural heritage legislation in all Australian states and territories and the development of guidelines for the disposal of heritage property owned by the Australian Government.

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