Indigenous: National

2011

Ministerial Council for Education Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (2011)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education action plan 2010–2014.

Canberra: Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs

• Links
• View report: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education action plan 2010–2014 (PDF - 1.1 MB)
• View media release: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education action plan 2010–2014
• View website: Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs

Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2011)

Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2011.

Canberra: Productivity Commission, Australia

This report is the fifth in a series of reports on overcoming Indigenous disadvantage as commissioned by the heads of government in 2002. It has been produced in consultation with Indigenous peoples, governments, academics and service providers. The report measures the progress of the six targets set by the Council of Australian Governments Closing the gap strategy, together with other identified significant indicators. The report has three main sections:

• an overview of the key messages
• the main report which provides the evidence base for the framework for the report and detailed information on the current outcomes and those interventions and policies that have enhanced those outcomes
• tables expanding on the data presented in the report.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Links
• View report: Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2011
• View report: Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2011 (PDF - 4.0 MB)
• View report: Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2011 overview (PDF - 3.6 MB)
• View publication: Indigenous children and young people [fact sheet] (PDF - 148.0 KB)
• View publication: Indigenous men and women [fact sheet] (PDF - 136.0 KB)
• View publication: Major cities [fact sheet] (PDF - 172.0 KB)
• View publication: Regional areas [fact sheet] (PDF - 180.0 KB)
• View publication: Remote areas [fact sheet] (PDF - 200.0 KB)
• View publication: Strategic framework [fact sheet] (PDF - 308.0 KB)
• View information: Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage
• View website: Productivity Commission

2010

Department of Finance and Deregulation (2010)

Strategic review of Indigenous expenditure.

Canberra: Australian Government

• Links
• View report: Strategic review of Indigenous expenditure (PDF - 4.5 MB)
• View website: Department of Finance and Deregulation

2008

Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2008)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework report 2008.

Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing

This is a report about progress for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework established to measure the impact of the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Health. The report highlights improvements in vital aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health while acknowledging areas which remain unchanged and others which have worsened since the 2006 report.

The report covers areas including health determinants and behaviours, access to health care, child and maternal services, social and emotional wellbeing and management of chronic illnesses. Finally, the report considers the levels of resource expenditure required to strengthen the system of comprehensive primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Links
• View report: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework report 2008 (PDF - 5.2 MB)
• View report: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework report 2008 summary (PDF - 1.3 MB)
• View information: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework report 2008
• View website: Department of Health and Ageing