Sentences with phrase «indigenous affairs policy»

Committed to forging strong and collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders in native title as well as Indigenous affairs policy;

This and other activities had real impact: notably, the ALP in Opposition — and now in Government — had adopted much of the language and the approach of the Campaign in its Indigenous affairs policy by the time of the 2007 federal election.

[6] This and other activities had real impact: notably, the ALP in Opposition — and now in Government — had adopted much of the language and the approach of the Close the Gap Campaign in its Indigenous affairs policy by the time of the 2007 federal election.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community leaders have called on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to personally step in to address the federal Indigenous Affairs policy and funding environment, which they say is «descending into chaos».

The tracking of health, education and employment outcomes has come to be a key plank of Indigenous affairs policy in Australia in recent years.

One senior federal bureaucrat said Australia had adopted a «done - to» model of Indigenous affairs policy: «I'll do health «to you» rather than the self - determination model which will give you the skills and empower you to do it for yourself... if you look at the Cape York Welfare Reform trial and if you look at the Intervention, then that was really the big culmination of «you can't do it for yourselves.»

Marcia Langton (Indigenous Change Propels Inertia) and Melissa Sweet (Chaos in Indigenous Affairs Policy) note the chaotic inertia of administrative changes in Australian Indigenous Affairs.

Kerry McCallum, Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Canberra, and Lisa Waller, a former print journalist now doing a PhD at the University of Canberra, say that media logic — defined as «involving a range of skills and tools to monitor, pre-empt and react to news media representation of their policy field» — has permeated the practices of Indigenous affairs policy professionals at every level, from minister to junior bureaucrat.

The Prime Minister announced that as a result of the examination by Cabinet of the ATSIC Review report, as well as an extensive examination of Indigenous affairs policy:

A number of governments sought to distinguish their approach to Indigenous affairs policy from that of preceding eras, particularly the discredited approach of assimilation, by granting land rights.

Government native title policies of negotiating over litigating without clear objectives for negotiations miss the opportunity to link to broader Indigenous affairs policy goals and use native title agreements for more meaningful outcomes.

In turn, native title can contribute to realising the objectives of the government's broader Indigenous affairs policy - the economic and social development of all Indigenous peoples.

On 15 April 2004, the Prime Minister announced that as a result of the examination by Cabinet of the ATSIC Review report, and also an extensive examination of Indigenous affairs policy:

To provide sufficient government accountability for the outcomes of Indigenous affairs policies, through greater transparency in policy formulation and scrutiny; and to integrate a human rights approach to redressing Indigenous disadvantage into the economic policy making process, the following five, integrated requirements must be addressed.

Sarra's speech is being widely shared and welcomed on social media, as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia enter more unchartered waters under a new Federal Government with little outlined by the Coalition on their Indigenous affairs policies over the next term.

Social Justice Report 2000 Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Reconciliation and human rights Chapter 3: International scrutiny of Australia's Indigenous affairs policies Chapter 4: Achieving meaningful reconciliation Chapter 5: Reparations Appendix 1: Information concerning Australia provided by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to United Nations Committees in 2000 Appendix 2: Concluding observations on Australia of the...

Social Justice Report 2000: Chapter 3: International scrutiny of Australia's Indigenous Affairs policies

The researchers concluded that their results «suggest careful reconsideration of conflicting Indigenous affairs policies that are simultaneously discouraging connections with country and promoting Indigenous natural resource management».

Not exact matches

Stern notes that these people are not «anti-zionists» but rather object to the way they perceive that Zionism (as they understand it) is used to justify expansionist policies in Israel, displace indigenous people, and racist propaganda from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He has over 20 years professional experience in public policy, research, education, and Indigenous affairs.

At the Law Society's recent Indigenous Law Issues program, Grant wedge, Executive Director, Policy, Equity & Public affairs asked panel members what ought to be included in an Indigenous issues curriculum for lawyers.

The Minister of Crown - Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, has indicated that the Government of Canada will engage various groups on the legislative and policy changes necessary to reform current government policies and practices so that the starting premise for all federal government action is the recognition of Indigenous rights from the outset.

Given the urgent need for sound policy in Indigenous affairs, it is timely to consider what some of the key elements of good Indigenous policy making are.

The Key Indicators 2005 report is based to a considerable degree on data that predates the policy initiatives arising from COAG and implemented by the new arrangements in Indigenous affairs.

However, such stability has been lacking in respect of the new arrangements in Indigenous affairs, with a number of significant shifts in both arrangements and policy settings in the relatively short period since the new arrangements came into effect.

Despite these strengths, many Australians would be hard pushed to locate the region on a map, and the Torres Strait Islands and its Indigenous peoples are often overlooked in policy, research and Indigenous» affairs discourse in Australia.

The results of these evaluations will be of critical importance in guiding and modifying policy settings in Indigenous affairs.

The Tasmanian Government has made a short - term appointment of an Indigenous officer within the Department of Health and Community Affairs whose remit has been to «develop a policy framework and establish protocols and procedures that ensure that Aboriginal people have appropriate access to personal information held by the Department and other agencies» [76].

The national Indigenous representative body will provide a more representative voice and therefore better policy in Indigenous affairs.

This funding is granted by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs — through its Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC)-- under a Program Funding Agreement.

In Indigenous affairs generally, social indicator analysis is increasingly used to quantify the degree of relative disadvantage and to monitor the effects of government policy and economic development in general.

The Australian Government is committed to setting up a National Indigenous Representative Body (NIRB) to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a voice in national affairs and policy development.

The Committee recommends that the State party may reconsider the withdrawal of existing guarantees for the effective representative participation of indigenous peoples in the conduct of public affairs as well as in decision and policy - making relating to their rights and interests.

There are six policy principles underlying the structures and approaches to be introduced through the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous Affairs.

5.4 That government departments which have specific responsibilities for Indigenous affairs (for example, FaHCSIA and Attorney - General's Department), work closely with departments responsible for climate change policy to ensure that the social, cultural, environmental and economic impacts of climate change on Indigenous peoples are identified and addressed.

The NAC, like the NACC, was unable to consistently develop coherent national policy positions on matters of national importance in Indigenous affairs.

He notes that «as the year progressed... Government policy developed to a point where the second agenda overtook and displaced the first» and culminated in the decision of 15 April 2004 «to abolish both ATSIC and ATSIS» (26) and to introduce new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs.

It is notable that in the absence of a National Indigenous Representative Body, the commitments through COAG and bilateral agreements that set the basis for the relationship between governments and policy directions for Indigenous affairs, have been made without any Indigenous participation or consultation.

And yet there exists a substantial «implementation gap» between these commitments and the domestic policy framework for Indigenous affairs.

Since this time, the policies of self - determination or self - management have been in place for state and federal Indigenous affairs portfolios.

[23] Secretaries» Group on Indigenous Affairs, Annual Report on Indigenous Affairs 2004 - 05, Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination, Canberra, 2005, p27.

It will be important for the new National Indigenous Representative Body to ensure that clear and consistent mechanisms are in place with the relevant bodies (i.e. COAG, Ministerial Taskforce on Indigenous Affairs, Secretaries Group on Indigenous Affairs, the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination and regional Indigenous Coordination Centres).

In an effort to standardise approaches to policy implementation in the APS, and ultimately improve policy outcomes, the Australian National Audit Office and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet have recently produced the Better Practice Guide to the Implementation of Programme and Policy Initiatives — Making Implementation Matter (or the Better Practice Guide).3 Although this publication is a general guide for policy makers across all portfolios — not just in the areas of Indigenous affairs — it represents the collective wisdom and experience of senior managers and executives across thpolicy implementation in the APS, and ultimately improve policy outcomes, the Australian National Audit Office and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet have recently produced the Better Practice Guide to the Implementation of Programme and Policy Initiatives — Making Implementation Matter (or the Better Practice Guide).3 Although this publication is a general guide for policy makers across all portfolios — not just in the areas of Indigenous affairs — it represents the collective wisdom and experience of senior managers and executives across thpolicy outcomes, the Australian National Audit Office and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet have recently produced the Better Practice Guide to the Implementation of Programme and Policy Initiatives — Making Implementation Matter (or the Better Practice Guide).3 Although this publication is a general guide for policy makers across all portfolios — not just in the areas of Indigenous affairs — it represents the collective wisdom and experience of senior managers and executives across thPolicy Initiatives — Making Implementation Matter (or the Better Practice Guide).3 Although this publication is a general guide for policy makers across all portfolios — not just in the areas of Indigenous affairs — it represents the collective wisdom and experience of senior managers and executives across thpolicy makers across all portfolios — not just in the areas of Indigenous affairs — it represents the collective wisdom and experience of senior managers and executives across the APS.

The Ministerial Taskforce Charter outlines the government's long term agenda for Indigenous policy while at the same time focusing on the strategies to be put in place urgently to improve outcomes.23 As the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, stated «every dollar spent on Indigenous projects and services must contribute to improved outcomes».24 The Ministerial Taskforce Charter stresses the urgency of improving social and economic well being for Indigenous Australians focusing on housing, health, education, employment, family violence, increasing economic development, improving community safety, and law and justice.

It is the fourth successive Social Justice Report to substantially focus on the federal governments» policy settings for Indigenous affairs.

MCATSIA [the Ministerial Council on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs] is therefore no longer required to monitor and evaluate these plans... However, MCATSIA will continue to work strategically with other Ministerial Councils through promoting and implementing the Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage Framework, and support its use in the development of policy and service delivery and how it can be linked to existing Action Plans.

The NIC agrees that the priority policy areas for Indigenous affairs are:

The Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC) absorbed the Office of Torres Strait Islander Affairs, but continued to fund the National Secretariat of Torres Strait Islander Organisations Limited (NSTSIOL), to represent mainland Torres Strait Islanders in dealings with government departments, statutory corporations and the Aboriginal community.

The federal government's tendency to deliver important policy decisions in Indigenous affairs as a fait accompli — even to territory and state governments — raises serious concerns about the ability of Indigenous communities to negotiate as equal partners in the many agreement making processes that have been introduced with the new arrangements.

As a minimum, it will be fundamental for Federal Government Departments including the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, the Department of Climate Change, the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, the Attorney General's Department and others including the Department of Health, to work together with the full engagement and participation of Indigenous people in the development of policies both domestically and internationally, concerning climate change from the outset.