Three years on : indigenous families and the welfare system, the Kuranda community case study / R. Henry and D. E. Smith
- Bib ID:
- 200703
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Henry, Rosita Joan
- Description:
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- Canberra : Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, 2002
- vi, 23 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0731556046
- Series:
- Discussion paper (Australian National University. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 2002/229.
- Summary:
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Presents the final project report of the Kuranda community case study; discusses the impact of residential mobility on welfare policy and service delivery and identifies the social and cultural factors that influence family mobility and child-care; highlights the high level of welfare dependency in Kuranda, with the major employer being the CDEP (Community Development Employment Projects) scheme; identifies that Indigenous youth (young adults) have an urgent need for community-based vocational training and employment opportunities.
- Notes:
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- Includes tables.
- Bibliography: p. 21-23.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Kuranda Region -- Child welfare
- Youth, Aboriginal Australian -- Queensland -- Kuranda Region -- Social conditions
- Social welfare - Government
- Government policy - Commonwealth
- Housing - Socio-cultural factors
- Socioeconomic conditions
- Child welfare - Youth services
- Employment - Programs - Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP)
- Kuranda (NE Qld SE55-02)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 2002
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