Fourteen Yolŋu consultants contributed to a case study as part of a wider project called "Gambling Practice and Policy in the Northern Territory" funded through the Community Benefit Fund of the Northern Territory Government. The aim of our part was “Through a series of workshops with key individuals in Yolŋu Matha, to provide a genuine Yolŋu perspective on gambling practices, the meaning of problem gambling, and potential intervention strategies”.

They did this through discussions among themselves and in their communities, through a planning meeting where the wider project and the questions and the methodology were discussed, through a full-day workshop at CDU, and through speaking (or in one case writing) their reflections on key questions on video. Most of the material for this report is taken from the recordings which were made in English (six statements) and Yolŋu languages (seven). Yolŋu consultancy methodology entails people working hard to reach agreement. Consequently, differences of opinion are often left to one side. Therefore, in the recording sessions, people are recorded alone, so some of the key differences are able to emerge. The representation of the findings was further developed through discussions and feedback during a symposium on Gambling research at CDU, and will be further developed following feedback from the Community Benefit Fund. Download the report