Recent Reports
This is a list of reports to governments, funders and research partners. This list is by no means an exhaustive example of our work, but a list of reports available for public dissemination.
Education Systems Reform |
Childhood intervention, development, and wellbeing |
Gambling research |
Population & Tourism Studies |
Regional development |
Excellence or Exit: Ensuring Anangu Futures through Education July 2009 Tess Lea, Naomi Tootell, Jenni Wolgemuth, Catherine Halkon, Josie Douglas The discussion and recommendations in this document aim to present Anangu leaders, schools and the enabling policy community that supports schools, with key points for debate and consideration, as the platform to develop an ambitious charter for education reform. The review advocates the need to change the approach to schooling at primary, middle and senior school levels as the key means to transform training, learning and employment ‘pathways’ into journeys that lead to exciting destinations and not disappointing dead ends. |
Let's Start: Exploring Together - an early intervention program for Northern Territory children and families
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Reported Gambling Problems in the Indigenous and Total Australian PopulationJune 2009 Matthew Stevens, Martin Young This study, commissioned by Gambling Research Australia, reported on gambling problems in the Indigenous and total Australian population. It investigated factors that correlate with gambling-related problems among the Indigenous population. It revealed significant variations between states and territories in the percentage of Indigenous people reporting gambling related problems for themselves or their family and social networks. Download from the Gambling Research Australia website
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Demographic Trends and Likely Futures for Australia's Tropical RiversOctober 2009 Dean Carson, Andrew Taylor and Suzanne Campbell This report profiles the changing nature of the resident and visitor populations in Australia’s tropical river catchment areas (collectively the ‘TRaCK region’). The application of this research is to inform assessments about and the planning for future human, economic and environmental scenarios for the region in conjunction with other research streams being conducted under the TRaCK banner to support river and estuary management in northern Australia. |
Angka Akatyerr-akert: a desert raisin reportOctober 2009 Alyawarr speakers from Ampilatwatja, Fiona Walsh and Josie Douglas 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. This report was funded by the Desert Knowledge CRC, CDU and other in-kind contributions from Alyawarr people and Ampilatwatja Health Centre Staff |
| Student progress 2008: Accelerated Literacy NT schools 2009 Bruce Dunn This document reports student progress for students participating in the Accelerated Literacy program during 2008 in NT DET schools. |
The school readiness of Australian Indigenous children: a review of the literature
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March 2009 This report documents, for the first time, the perspectives on gambling held by people from remote Northern Territory communities who still live customary lifestyles and speak Australian languages.
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Northern Territory population projections August 2009 The Northern Territory Population Projections are the result of a three-year project between the NT Government and SSPR's Population and Tourism Studies Group. |
Creative tropical city: mapping Darwin's creative industries 10 February 2008 Tess Lea, Susan Luckman, Chris Gibson, Donal Fitzpatrick, Chris Brennan-Horley, Julie Willoughby-Smith, Karen Hughes The Creative Tropical City project explored the idea of Darwin, located in Australia’s tropical-savannah north, as a ‘creative city’. ‘Creative Industries’ (CI) is a term that has gained popularity over the last decade and encompasses a whole swathe of intellectual property-driven activities, including architecture, arts, crafts, design, fashion, film, music, performing arts, publishing, software, radio and television. |
Northern Territory Student movement 2007 and 2008 July 2009 This document reports on student movements for all NT DET schools in 2007 and 2008. It focuses on defining, analysing and providing summary statistics relating to student movements between schools. It highlights that student movements are particularly prevalent for Indigenous students from remote communities. |
Ngaripirliga'ajirri: an early intervention program on the Tiwi IslandsRobinson, G & Tyler, B May 2006 This report evaluates an early intervention for primary school students and their parents delivered in three Tiwi primary schools from 2000-2004. It was found that 80% of children participating in the program showed some decline in problem behaviours, with 50% showing a marked decline.
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Gambling Participation by Temporary Residents and Local Impacts: An Exploratory Study of the Sunshine Coast. Final Report to the Research and Community Engagement Division Doran, B., Young, M., & Sharma, S. (2009). (Ed.). Canberra: Fenner School of Environment and Society. |
Attracting and keeping nursing professionals in an environment of chronic labour shortage Garnett, S., Coe, K., Golebiowska., Walsh, H., Zander, K., Guthridge, S., Li, S.Q., Malyon, R. A study for the NT Department of Health and Families of mobility among nurses and midwives in the NT. This report makes 20 recommendations to recruitment and retention policies. |
Economic evaluation of the Darwin Festival May 2008 Darwin Festival, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory Treasury The aim of this study is to pilot a methodology for measuring the economic impact of festivals and similar events in the Northern Territory. The study builds on a previous study Assessing the Value and Contribution of the Darwin Festival 2004. |
Northern Territory student attendance 2005 to 2007 July 2009 This document reports on the student attendance rate for NT DEET schools during 2005 to 2007. It compares the student attendance rate and the average weekly enrolment for all NT DEET students. |
Aboriginal mental health worker program: final evaluation report Robinson, G., Harris, A. This is the final report of the evaluation of the Aboriginal Mental Health Worker Program of |
Expenditure on Electronic Gaming Machines in the Northern Territory: A Venues-Based Analysis September 2008 Martin Young, William Tyler, David Lamb, Matthew Steven This report presents a supply-side analysis of electronic gaming machine (EGM) venues in the NT. The objective of this project is to explore the characteristics of particular venues in the NT. |
A comparative analysis of indirect methodologies for estimating Indigenous life expectancy November 2008 Tony Barnes, Len Smith, Yuejen Zhao, Steven Guthridge Using data on the Northern Territory’s Indigenous population and deaths—the most accurate in the country—this report explores current methods used to estimate Indigenous life expectancy, and found that estimates can change by as much as 10 years merely by making small changes in the data sets used in the analyses. The report recommends the Australian Bureau of Statistics to use a simpler approach to derive official life expectancy estimates for Indigenous Australians. |
Strategic approach to Northern Territory Government applications and participation in Commonwealth research and innovation grant programsGarnett, S & Walsh, H March 2008 The Australian Government has at least 111 different sources of funding to support research. Northern Territory Government Departments have a range of strategies for maximising their uptake of these funds. However uptake varies across Departments. |
Northern Territory student turnover 2007 and 2008July 2009 This document reports on the student replacement rate (turnover) for NT DEET schools during 2005 to 2007. It compares the student replacement rate and the average weekly enrolment for all NT DEET students.
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2003 This project was funded jointly by CRCATH and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing and has been conducted at CNAAR, in collaboration with researchers at MSHR and CRCATH. It is a study of the transfer of a research intervention to fight renal disease in community health centres in remote communities. It has important implications for the further development of the preventable chronic disease strategy in the Northern Territory. |
Northern Territory 2005 Gambling Prevalence Survey: An Extended Analysis September 2008 Martin Young, Matthew Stevens, William Tyler This report presents an extended analysis of the gambling prevalence dataset collected as part of the NT Gambling Prevalence Survey 2005 |
Australia post relocation surveyJanuary 2008 Northern Territory Treasury in association with Charles Darwin University and Australia Post conducted the Australia Post Relocation Survey to gather information about the reasons behind interstate migration into the NT (NT), and migration out of the NT, and migration within the NT. |
Enhancing private sector engagement in research and development in the Northern TerritoryGarnett, S & Hall, D March 2007 Based on a number of interviews conducted with small and medium sized businesses located in the Darwin area, the report identified limited evidence of innovation with respect to the creation of new products and services, and only minimal engagement with government from those few businesses already involved in innovation. |
The funding of Indigenous education through Special Purpose Supplementation: an historical overview May 2008 This report concludes that targeted Federal Government funding designed to ‘close the gap’ in Indigenous education has effectively been ‘frozen’ for years. |
Tiwi coordinated care trial 2001 Charles Darwin University, in collaboration with the Menzies School of Health Research, led the evaluation of the Tiwi Coordinated Care Trial.
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July 2008 Chris Fogarty, Martin Young The purpose of the current discussion paper is to present an overview of the gambling harm-minimisation measures that are implemented across Australia with a view towards identifying those demonstrably effective measures that may be appropriate to the Northern Territory (NT) context. |
Northern Territory Population Mobility Survey 2006
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Student progress 2006: Accelerated Literacy NT schools December 2007 (Posted 2008) Accelerated Literacy is a teaching methodology designed to accelerate students' reading, writing, and comprehension skills by using narratives that are age-appropriate. At the end of the 2006 school year, there were 50 participating schools. Of these, there were 36 schools with recorded assessments. Student progress for the year showed some encouraging results. |
Aboriginal Mental Health Program: Baseline Evaluation 2003 The evaluation team at NTU was asked to conduct an evaluation of the Aboriginal Mental Health Program from 2002 until the end of 2004. |
Destination-style gambling May 2008
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Territory Mobility Survey: Preliminary Results for the Non-Indigenous Population2007 The Northern Territory population is enormously diverse and originates from all over Australia |
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To examine education policies, funding decisions and teaching practices based on evidence rather than ideologyLea, T 3 July 2006 As the recipient of a Churchill Fellowship, Tess Lea embarked on a three month tour of America and Canada in 2006 to meet a number of world experts in educational research, policy and practice. In a report prepared for the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Lea calls for focused investment in an evidence-based education system in the Northern Territory to address poor literacy and numeracy outcomes for remote area Indigenous students.
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Northern Territory gambling prevalence survey 2005Young, M Abu-Duhou, I Barnes, T Creed, E, Morris, M, Stevens, M & Tyler, B November 2006 This report presents the results of the Northern Territory’s first gambling prevalence survey. |
The engagement of the African community in the Northern TerritoryAbu-Duhou, I January 2007 Based on an interview conducted with Darwin’s African community in May of 2005, this report identifies a number of social and cultural issues preventing newly arrived refugees on humanitarian visas from fully engaging with Territory society. |
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Learning Lessons1999 This project identified a widespread failure to confer literacy and numeracy skills to Indigenous students across the Northern Territory system at large. Since Learning Lessons was submitted in 1999, the Northern Territory Government has made a concerted effort to eliminate the achievement gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in Territory schools. |
Indigenous gambling scoping study October 2006 A summary of an original draft report by Heather |
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An overview of gambling in the Northern TerritoryOctober 2006 Integrated Summary and Future Directions |
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An overview of gambling in the Northern TerritoryOctober 2006 Integrated Summary and Future Directions |
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