Indigenous Land and Sea Management Programmes: Can they promote regional development, help “close the (income) gap”, and provide a pathway to Indigenous economic independence?
Seminar
Abstract: Throughout the world, there is growing recognition of the important role Indigenous people play in natural resource management and conservation. In addition to generating environmental benefits, Indigenous Land and Sea Management Programs (ILSMPs) (which provide funds to Indigenous…
Population and Labour Force Prospects for Australia
Lecture
Please join us for this Public Lecture presented by Professor Peter McDonald, University of Melbourne. Australia’s Permanent Migration planning level has remained unchanged for the past eight years under both Labor and Coalition Governments. This planning level is based on the impact that…
ANU welcomes participants for International Federalism Conference
Conference
Dr Andrew Banfield, Head of the ANU School of Politics and International Relations, and Dr Tracy B Fenwick, Director of the Australian Centre for Federalism, have welcomed guests from around Australia and the world to the 2018 International Association of Centers for Federal Studies…
Sophie Jensen: Azaria Chamberlain. 68 days. 591 objects
Workshop
Azaria Chamberlain lived only 68 days. However short her life, it was her death on 17 August 1980 that left an indelible mark on Australian culture and society. This history is represented in collections held by the National Museum of Australia.The Museum holds 369 objects donated by or purchased…
Constitutional Recognition in the 21st century: why collectivism feels counter-intuitive.
Seminar
Abstract: Constitutional recognition and reform inspires the question: how do Indigenous peoples achieve a level of ‘autonomy’ that affords them the agency to protect fundamental rights within the terms and conditions of the settler state? The Uluru Statement articulates two mechanisms for…
Food Insecurity: Poor Health, and Health Outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Seminar
Abstract: Optimal nutrition is essential for life. To achieve optimal nutrition we need secure access to an adequate, affordable and nutrition food supply. Conversely, food insecurity is associated with poor health, and poor health outcomes, including increased morbidity and mortality. Almost 4…
Europa Policy Lab: How is Science Mobilised to Design, Assess & Legitimate Environment & Risk-related Policies?
Seminar
There is a strong trend to considering that risk assessment is ‘science based’ and risk management and governance are ‘based on politics’. This leads many to assume that science and policy are done separately, or at least should be. When politics capture science there is a risk of political…