Pathways & Protocols

Pathways & Protocols
Author: Terri Janke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2009
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781920998097

"This practical guide is essential reading for all filmmakers shooting in Australia. Research and written by lawyer Terri Janke, Pathways & Protocols provides advice about the ethical and legal issues involved in transferring Indigenous cultural material to the screen. Whether shooting in country or city, with an Indigenous cast or not, practitioners of film, TV and digital media projects are encouraged to recognise and respect Indigenous people's images, knowledge, stories and land in the production of audiovisual material."--Back cover.

Aboriginal Placenames

Aboriginal Placenames
Author: Luise Hercus
Publisher: ANU E Press
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2009-10-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1921666099

Aboriginal approaches to the naming of places across Australia differ radically from the official introduced Anglo-Australian system. However, many of these earlier names have been incorporated into contemporary nomenclature, with considerable reinterpretations of their function and form. Recently, state jurisdictions have encouraged the adoption of a greater number of Indigenous names, sometimes alongside the accepted Anglo-Australian terms, around Sydney Harbour, for example. In some cases, the use of an introduced name, such as Gove, has been contested by local Indigenous people. The 19 studies brought together in this book present an overview of current issues involving Indigenous placenames across the whole of Australia, drawing on the disciplines of geography, linguistics, history, and anthropology. They include meticulous studies of historical records, and perspectives stemming from contemporary Indigenous communities. The book includes a wealth of documentary information on some 400 specific placenames, including those of Sydney Harbour, the Blue Mountains, Canberra, western Victoria, the Lake Eyre district, the Victoria River District, and southwestern Cape York Peninsula.

"Ways Forward"

Author: Pat Swan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1995
Genre: Aboriginal Australians
ISBN:

Presents a National Aboriginal and Mental Health Policy and Plan developed in consultation with Indigenous Australians and relevant groups and organisations; provides information on, and makes recommendations about priority actions relating to the mental health needs and mental health problems of Aboriginal people; mental health services; relationship of mental health and well-being to physical health.

I'm Not Racist But ... 40 Years of the Racial Discrimination Act

I'm Not Racist But ... 40 Years of the Racial Discrimination Act
Author: Tim Soutphommasane
Publisher: NewSouth
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1742242057

Is Australia a 'racist' country? Why do issues of race and culture seem to ignite public debate so readily? Tim Soutphommasane, Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner, reflects on the national experience of racism and the progress that has been made since the introduction of the Racial Discrimination Act in 1975. As the first federal human rights and discrimination legislation, the Act was a landmark demonstration of Australia's commitment to eliminating racism. Published to coincide with the Act's fortieth anniversary, this book gives a timely and incisive account of the history of racism, the limits of free speech, the dimensions of bigotry and the role of legislation in our society's response to discrimination. With contributions by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Bindi Cole Chocka, Benjamin Law, Alice Pung and Christos Tsiolkas.

Attendance in Primary School

Attendance in Primary School
Author: Galina Daraganova
Publisher:
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2013-11-13
Genre: Academic achievement
ISBN: 9781920851026

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Fathering in Australia Among Couple Families with Young Children

Fathering in Australia Among Couple Families with Young Children
Author: Jennifer Baxter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2010
Genre: Father and child
ISBN: 9781921647666

This report explores the many ways in which fathers in couple families with young children contribute to family life, through the study of their time investment with children, their supportiveness as partners, their financial contribution, their parenting behaviours and styles, and their perceptions of their own adequacy as fathers. The report draws upon data from 'Growing Up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children' (LSAC), a national study of children and families. This report first reviews the existing literature on fathering - considering how fathering can be conceptualised and how fathering varies across families. It then explores selected aspects of fathering, including fathers' shared time with children, couples' sharing of unpaid work and co-parenting, and the parenting practices and styles of fathers and mothers, as well as variables including fathers' and mothers' employment status, parent marital status, marital quality, fathers' education, family size, fathers' mental health, and children's characteristics.

Aboriginal Suicide is Different

Aboriginal Suicide is Different
Author: Colin Tatz
Publisher: ISBS
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2005
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780855754983

Adopting a historical and anthropological approach to suicide in Australia and New Zealand, this study documents the rate of suicide among Aboriginal people, which is among the world’s highest.