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"Creating positive social change through independent and critical analysis of life in northern Australia and surrounding regions" The School for Social and Policy Research, located within the Institute of Advanced Studies at Charles Darwin University, undertakes scholarly and applied research aimed at solving the complex issues confronting communities in northern and remote Australia and surrounding regions. We make special effort not just to theorise, but to ensure that applied interventions and remote outreach are pivotal to our research. We focus on five discreet, yet overlapping, research themes:
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News | 3 December SSPR experts safeguard NT against cyclone impact When Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974, 71 people died, 650 were injured, and 41,000 became homeless. In the following year, about half of the city’s 48,000 residents left, mostly bound for interstate. The cyclone left a reconstruction bill of $871 million and an indelible mark on the city’s history. SSPR researchers are now working to safeguard the NT against future natural disasters. |
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News | 3 December 2009 Literacy learning sounds like magic A program that has improved literacy outcomes for Canadian Indigenous children is now working for Northern Territory kids. |
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News | 9 November 2009 "Remoteness" challenges NT towns Increasing remoteness could threaten the future of the Northern Territory’s small towns, according to a SSPR population expert. Dr Dean Carson also warned against “male ideas” to stimulate small town economies, such as mining or agriculture. |
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Report | 6 October 2009 | Desert Knowledge CRC Angka Akatyerr-akert: a desert raisin report Desert raisin is one of the most important plants in desert Australia. Aboriginal people hold a lot of specialised knowledge about where and when plants grow, how to manage them, and what animals eat the plants. This report documents some of the public knowledge about Desert raisin held by the Alyawarr people of Central Australia.
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