Australia

Comments on what is considered the beauty ideal in contemporary Australian society.

Book review of: Talkin' up to the White Woman by Aileen Moreton-Robinson. Review located by scrolling to page 301.

Book reviews of: Talking About Celia by Jeanie Bell. Sister Girl by Jackie Huggins. Reviews located by scrolling to page 281.

Discusses the findings of the New South Wales Government's Alcohol Summit working groups.

Psychology and Speech Pathology Thesis (M.Phil.)--Curtin University, 2016.

Discusses 'social research' among Indigenous residents to determine what needed to be done to improve overall health outcomes.

Book review of: 'Taming the Wilderness' by Anne Allingham. To access review, scroll down to page 177.

Looks at a man who had a strong allegiance to traditional Aboriginal beliefs but was also drawn to European culture in colonial Australia.

Describes the services funded by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Research drawn from project which assessed impacts of professional development for teachers.

Comments on a project that provides teacher education to Indigenous assistant teachers in remote Aboriginal communities.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2012.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northern Territory University, 1998.

Describes course delivered to nurses aides, volunteers and family at the Royal Newcastle Hospital in New South Wales, Australia.

Looks at difficulties children speaking Kriol or Torres Strait Creole face when entering the school system in Australia.

Data drawn from semi-structured interviews with 50 current and former Australian teachers highlights knowledge in three areas: Indigenous ways of knowing, Indigenous learners' lives beyond the classroom and building relationships

Looks at the experiences associated with teaching Indigenous studies at an Australian university.

Discusses Aboriginal Health Worker module which covers influences affecting mental health.

Describes a course offered at Royal Newcastle Hospital, New South Wales, Australia that teaches the basic skills in caring for the disabled, particularly the older patients.

Briefly talks about 'teaching stethoscopes' that are used at the Aboriginal Health Worker Training Centre in Alice Springs, Australia.

Discuss the factors that led to the creation of research program to improve Aboriginal reproductive health outcomes. NOTE: pdf displays incorrect information (vol. 30 no.6 November/December 2006)

Inquiry into the policies and practices that caused the removal of 10,000 children in North South Wales and 100,000 nationally.

Looks at service levels and problems due to a lack of inter-agency collaboration.

Looks at Rolf de Heer film dealing with cultural and religious diversity and explains how the film represents sacred understandings or world views.

Chronicles the return of ten people to a hunter-gatherer lifestyles for seven weeks.

Project studied a remote area of New South Wales, Australia which had death rates of up to three times the non-Aboriginal population.

Book review of: Terrible Hard Biscuits edited by Valerie Chapman and Peter Read. Review located by scrolling to page 289.

Book review of: A Terribly Wild Man by Christine Halse. Review located by scrolling to page 270.

Reports on current testing protocols and strategies for SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, including who is being tested, what tests are performed and time taken before results are known, and capacity to respond to positive tests and prevent resurgence of the disease. Report in point in time.

Survey shows that three out of four Aboriginal Australians do not perceive depression as a state that could be treated.

Book review of: 'That's My Country Belonging to Me' by Ian D. Clark. Review located by scrolling to page 135. Appears to be pages missing at the end of the review.

Discusses the cross-cultural historical importance of corroborees (theatrical performances) in 19th-century Australia. Chapter 7 from Creating White Australia edited by Jane Carey, Claire McLisky. Scroll down to access article.

Argues that tent boxers were both victims and manipulators of white power and racial discourse.

Looks at an example of an early controversial documentary that attempted to quantify the quality of remote Aboriginal lives.

Discusses the Aborigines Uplift Society's national comforts auxiliary, which formed with the express intent of catering to the needs of Aboriginal members of the Australian Imperial Force, and Aboriginal women and girls involvement in other organizations which served the same function.

Presents a historical account of the poor living conditions and scarcity of food for Aboriginals living in a mission.

Refutes the views put forth in K. R. Howe's Race Relations Australia and New Zealand concerning differences in European treatment of Aborigines and Maoris.

Discusses concepts of citizenship in the context of colonization and Indigenous peoples and proposes a unique framework at both local and global levels is required.

Discusses how patron-client relations over rations and governance were used as vehicles for Aboriginal power.

Article contains a bi-cultural version of how a parasite can be introduced to a person.

Book review of: "These Strangers, Where Are They Going?" by Raymond Evans and Jan Walker. To access review, scroll down to page 176.

Reminiscences of Sandy McDonald who was born in 1908 in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Study discusses a number of issues: fear of travelling, lack of family support, more Aboriginal liaison staff, cultural sensitivity, and the need for consultation with clients.

Looks at the study of five First Nations communities with young children participating in the Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve (AHSOR) program concluding that many practices used by parents and caregivers constitute literacy.

Recollections of the qualities of nine soldiers made by a retired infantryman.