Research Briefs & Evaluative Voices

Research Briefs

ISSN 2206-3862

Our Research Briefs are a series of peer reviewed short papers reporting readily digestible summaries of research results on topical issues for the Northern Territory and beyond. Topics include demography and growth planning, and workforce development and migration, with others being progressively added.

Evaluative Voices

ISSN 2206-379X

Evaluative Voices is a peer-reviewed publication of short papers and longer pieces on aspects of theory and praxis, with a number of less traditional formats. Themes reflect the Northern Institute’s context and priorities, with a special focus on realist evaluation, evaluative thinking, strategic and policy evaluation, Indigenous evaluation methodologies, and evaluation in northern Australia and its regional neighbours. Formats that present the ‘voice’ of evaluators and evaluands are a feature, including some less likely to be found in other evaluation journals.

For questions or further information on the below publications, please contact the researcher identified with each paper.

Title	Year	Contact person	Downloads
Attracting and Retaining the Territory’s Growing Multicultural Communities Issue No: RB03	2019	Fiona Shalley T: 08 8946 7782 E: fiona.shalley@cdu.edu.au	Research Brief 2019 03
Northern Territory Contemporary Indigenous Migration Trends Issue No: RB02	2019	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	Research Brief 2019 02
We’re Still Here! Territory seniors population trends and futures Issue No: RB01	2019	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	Research Brief 2019 01
Communicating population forecast uncertainty using perishable food terminology Issue No: RB03	2018	Dr Tom Wilson T: +61 0423 342 745 E: Tom.Wilson@cdu.edu.au	Research Brief 2018 03
The Northern Territory’s non-resident workforce in 2016 Issue No: RB02	2018	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2018-02
Analysis of migrant flows for the 2018 Northern Territory Skilled Occupation Priority List Issue No: RB01	2018	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2018-01
Up for the challenge: Co-locating for effective service delivery: A case study of Darwin NGOs Issue No: RB01	2017	Dr Kate Golebiowska T: +61 8 8946 6891 E: kate.golebiowska@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2017-01
Understanding contract/seasonal employment potential in regions with high youth unemployment: Investigating job seekers’ viewpoints Issue No: RB07	2016	Associate Professor Pascal Tremblay T: +61 8 8946 7256 E: pascal.tremblay@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2016-07.pdf
A Snapshot of Current Population Issues in the Northern Territory Issue No: RB06	2016	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2016-06.pdf
Evaluation in Canada in 2025: what could be, what should be, and what to do now Issue No: EV02	2016	Benoît Gauthier T: +1 819 770-2423 E: gauthier@circum.com	evaluative-voices-2016-02.pdf
How reliable are Indigenous population projections? Issue No: RB05	2016	Dr Tom Wilson T: +61 0423 342 745 E: Tom.Wilson@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2016-05.pdf
Economic correlates of Net Interstate Migration to the NT (NT NIM): an exploratory analysis Issue No: RB04	2016		research-brief-2016-04.pdf
Changes in net interstate migration (NIM) patterns to the Northern Territory: volume, geography and basic demography Issue No: RB03	2016		research-brief-2016-03.pdf
Recent changes in interstate migration to the Northern Territory: sources and basic demography Issue No: RB02	2016		research-brief-2016-02.pdf
Impact = Content x Influence: Evaluation, evidence and policy in Canadian Government contexts Issue No: EV01	2016	Benoît Gauthier T: +1 819 770-2423 E: gauthier@circum.com	evaluative-voices-2016-01.pdf
Communication Matters: new language varieties and new interactions in legal contexts. Issue No: RB01	2016	Dr Samantha Disbray T: +61 8 8959 5346 E: samantha.disbray@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2016-01.pdf
Red Dirt Teaching – developing the right workforce for remote schools Issue No: 09	2015	Dr Samantha Disbray T: +61 8 8959 5346 E: samantha.disbray@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2015-09.pdf
How to mobilise the ‘untapped’ labour force for Northern development? Case study of Darwin, Northern Territory Issue No: 08	2015	Dr Kate Golebiowska T: +61 8 8946 6891 E: kate.golebiowska@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2015-08.pdf
Northern Australian Aspirations Issue No: 07	2015	Dr Judith Lovell T: +61 8 8959 5316 E: judith.lovell@cdu.edu.au	Northern Australian Aspirations
The Demography of Developing Northern Australia Issue No: 06	2015	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2015-06.pdf
Now You See Us! A Report on the Policy and Economic Impacts from Rapid Growth in the Number of Senior Territorians Issue No: Special Edition	2015	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	cota-nt-cdu-2015-final.pdf
Who’s missing? Social and Demographic Impacts from the Incarceration of Indigenous People in the Northern Territory Issue No: 05	2015	Hannah Payer T: +61 403 894 127 E: hannah.payer@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2015-05.pdf
A Demographic profile of International Migrants in Northern Australia Issue No: 04	2015	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research_brief-2015-04.pdf
Who cares? - Profiling carers in the Northern Territory Issue No: 03	2015	Hannah Payer T: +61 403 894 127 E: hannah.payer@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2015-03.pdf
Northern Territory seats in the Australian Parliament: It’s a long way up, but not far down Issue No: 02	2015	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2015-02.pdf
When can Indigenous Territorians retire? Impacts from increasing the age pension qualifying age. Issue No: 01	2015	Huw Brokensha T: +61 08 8946 6769 E: huw.brokensha@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2015-01.pdf
Population Projections in Sparsely Populated Areas: Reconciling ‘error’ and context Issue No: 12	2014	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2014-12.pdf
Household Incomes and Internet Connection Rates: Exploring the associations Issue No: 11	2014	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2014-11.pdf
More or Less?: Implications from changes to statistical geographies for ‘local’ demographic research in the NT Issue No: 10	2014	Huw Brokensha T: +61 08 8946 6769 E: huw.brokensha@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2014-10.pdf
Are peripheral regions benefiting from national policies aimed at attracting skilled migrants? Case study of the Northern Territory of Australia Issue No: 9	2014	Dr Kate Golebiowska T: +61 8 8946 6891 E: kate.golebiowska@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2014-9.pdf
‘Walkabout Tourism’ - Is there an Indigenous tourism market in Outback Australia? Issue No: 8	2014	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2014-8.pdf
Closing the Technology Gap? Changing rates of Internet connections in the Northern Territory from 2006 to 2011 Issue No: 7	2014	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2014-7.pdf
Migration as an Adaptation to Climate Change for Remote Indigenous Communities: What might we expect? Issue No: 6	2014	Huw Brokensha T: +61 08 8946 6769 E: huw.brokensha@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2014-6.pdf
Mobilising labour in remote 'boom' towns for economic diversification: The case of Tenant Creek Issue No: 5	2014		research-brief-2014-5.pdf
Impacts of service and infrastructure provision on Indigenous temporary mobility in the Northern Territory: Insights from the 2011 Census Issue No: 4	2014	Associate Professor Kerstin Zander T: +61 8 8946 7368 E: kerstin.zander@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2014-4.pdf
Policy Capacity in the Northern Territory Public Service: A view from the workforce Issue No: 3	2014		research-brief-2014-3.pdf
The Demography of the Territory's 'Midtowns': Katherine Issue No: 2	2014	Huw Brokensha T: +61 08 8946 6769 E: huw.brokensha@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2014-2.pdf
The Demography of the Territory’s ‘Midtowns’: Jabiru Issue No: 1	2014	Huw Brokensha T: +61 08 8946 6769 E: huw.brokensha@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2014-1.pdf
Employment and mobility trajectories of overseas-born early childhood education and care (ECEC) workers in Darwin, NT Issue No: 8	2013	Dr Kate Golebiowska T: +61 8 8946 6891 E: kate.golebiowska@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2013-8.pdf
You're the Voice! Youth voters in the NT: Disengaged or disinterested? Issue No: 7	2013	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2013-7.pdf
Where are the Babies? The spatial distribution and mobility of Indigenous Infants in the Northern Territory Issue No: 6	2013	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2013-6.pdf
The Demography of the Territory's 'Midtowns' : Tennant Creek Issue No: 5	2013	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2013-5.pdf
The Northern Territory's Non-resident Workforce: One Census on Issue No: 4	2013	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2013-4.pdf
Welcome to the Boomtown! Darwin and the 'Boomtown Syndrome' Issue No: 3	2013	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2013-3.pdf
The Northern Territory’s declining share of Australia’s Indigenous population: A call for a research agenda Issue No: 2	2013	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2013-2.pdf
Alice According to You: A snapshot from the 2011 Census Issue No: 1	2013	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2013-1.pdf
Technology adoption and temporary Indigenous mobility in the Northern Territory Issue No: 10	2012	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2012-10.pdf
Temporary Indigenous mobility in the Northern Territory Issue No: 9	2012	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2012-09.pdf
Assessing the effectiveness of skilled migrant programs for the Northern Territory Issue No: 8	2012	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2012-08.pdf
First insights: Population change for Territory Growth Towns, 2001 to 2011 Issue No: 7	2012	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2012-07.pdf
When Census Night is not a ‘Usual’ Night Issue No: 6	2012		research-brief-2012-06.pdf
Saving Alice Springs Tourism: Why it will never ‘bounce back’ – but might leap forward Issue No: 5	2012		research-brief-2012-05.pdf
The Northern Territory’s Non- Resident Workforce Issue No: 4	2012	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2012-04.pdf
The ‘Big Factors’ Affecting Demographic Change and Wellbeing at Territory Growth Towns Issue No: 3	2012	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2012-03.pdf
It's Raining Men: INPEX and Darwin's Gender Balance Issue No: 2	2012	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2012-02.pdf
Closing the Gap on Indigenous Life Expectancies: What if we succeed? Issue No: 1	2011	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2011-01.pdf
Housing Alice: Changes and Challenges to Housing in Alice Springs Issue No: 61	2010	Huw Brokensha T: +61 08 8946 6769 E: huw.brokensha@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2010-61.pdf
Nursing Workforce Challenges for the Northern Territory. The introduction of an action-oriented workforce research culture to improve Nursing and Midwifery workforce outcomes Issue No: 60	2010	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2010-60.pdf
The influence of ICT on Indigenous mobility (Impacts of mobile and Internet technologies on mobility in remote communities) Issue No: 59	2010	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2010-59.pdf
New Media Technologies as drivers for arts based tourism: Current and future usage of new media technologies to promote art galleries of the Northern Territory, Australia Issue No: 58	2010	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2010-58.pdf
Which way to Weddell? Demographic challenges for Darwin's new satellite city Issue No: 57	2010		research-brief-2010-57.pdf
Sources of Skilled Labour Migrants to the NT from Elsewhere in Australia, 2001-6 Issue No: 56	2010	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2010-56.pdf
Spatial patterns of older people migrating to and from the Northern Territory Issue No: 55	2010	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2010-55.pdf
Will they stay or will they go? Economic characteristics of older arrivers, leavers and stayers in the Northern Territory. Issue No: 54	2010	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2010-54.pdf
Darwin’s housing market – a crisis for whom? Issue No: 53	2010	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2010-53.pdf
Characteristics of older migrants to the NT Comparisons between arrivers, stayers, and the older Australian population Issue No: 52	2010	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2010-52.pdf
Northern Territory population estimates as inputs to Australian Government processes - are they fit for purpose? Issue No: 51	2010	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2010-51.pdf
Newcomers, 'Leavers' and 'Stayers' in Alice Springs 2001-2006 Issue No: 50	2009		research-brief-2009-50.pdf
Darwin: Whose Tourism City is it? Issue No: 49	2009		research-brief-2009-49.pdf
Can we handle this? The role and manageability of non-work related factors in order to bind recently arrived GPs to the Northern Territory Issue No: 48	2009	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2009-48.pdf
Whose Health City is it? Health and Community Services and the Housing Crisis in Greater Darwin Issue No: 47	2009		research-brief-2009-47.pdf
Retirement intentions of older nurses in the Northern Territory Issue No: 46	2009	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2009-46.pdf
“We’ll all go down together” – Marketing responses to tourism decline in the Outback Issue No: 45	2009	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2009-45.pdf
Demographic Change, Katherine, and Cyclone Les Issue No: 44	2009		research-brief-2009-44.pdf
The problem of Indigenous ‘not stated’ in the Northern Territory Issue No: 43	2009	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2009-43.pdf
The economic demography of NT small towns Issue No: 42	2009		research-brief-2009-42.pdf
Population Projections for the Northern Territory - an uncertain future Issue No: 41	2009	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2009-41.pdf
Net Overseas Migration (NOM) and population growth in the NT Issue No: 40	2009	Dr Kate Golebiowska T: +61 8 8946 6891 E: kate.golebiowska@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2009-40.pdf
Country of Origin and labour market participation of the overseas-born in the NT Issue No: 39	2009	Dr Kate Golebiowska T: +61 8 8946 6891 E: kate.golebiowska@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2009-39.pdf
Is the Northern Territory in a ‘Staples Trap’? Issue No: 38	2009		research-brief-2009-38.pdf
The Economic Demography of Outback Australia – How does Regional Northern Territory Compare? Issue No: 37	2009		research-brief-2009-37.pdf
Why don't women like Darwin? Issue No: 36	2009		research-brief-2009-36.pdf
Will retired people choose to live in the Northern Territory? Issue No: 35	2009		research-brief-2009-35.pdf
The migration intentions of Indigenous women in Northern Territory Issue No: 34	2009	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2009-34.pdf
Does the Type of Job Matter? Differences in motives to move to the Northern Territory Issue No: 33	2009		research-brief-2009-33.pdf
Top Enders and Centralians - Becoming a Territorian Issue No: 32	2008		research-brief-2008-32.pdf
Population Change in the Northern Territory – History matters Issue No: 29	2008	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2008-29.pdf
Defence Force Community in the Northern Territory Issue No: 28	2008		research-brief-2008-28.pdf
Indigenous Darwin and the Rest of the Northern Territory Issue No: 26	2008	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2008-26.pdf
Regional Mobility Rates – Comparing Australia with the Northern Territory Issue No: 25	2008		research-brief-2008-25.pdf
Why some people stay longer than intended in the NT Issue No: 23	2008		research-brief-2008-23.pdf
Assessing the Population Impacts of Big Projects on Darwin Issue No: 21	2008		research-brief-2008-21.pdf
Distinguishing Darwin: Demography of the Capital Issue No: 20	2008		research-brief-2008-20.pdf
What Can Potential Interstate Migrants Find Out About Professional Opportunities in the NT on the NTG Web? Issue No: 19	2008	Dr Kate Golebiowska T: +61 8 8946 6891 E: kate.golebiowska@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2008-19.pdf
Demographic Changes in the Northern Territory Following Cyclone Tracy (1974/5) Issue No: 18	2008		research-brief-2008-18.pdf
The Effect of Interstate Migration on non- Indigenous Sex Ratios in the Northern Territory Issue No: 17	2008		research-brief-2008-17.pdf
NT Mobility Project: Movers out of the Northern Territory Issue No: 14	2008		research-brief-2008-14.pdf
Indigenous/Aboriginal Tourism Research in Australia (2000–2008): Industry Lessons and Future Research Needs Issue No: 13	2008	Associate Professor Pascal Tremblay T: +61 8 8946 7256 E: pascal.tremblay@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2008-13.pdf
Finding Out about the Northern Territory’s Overseas Born Population Issue No: 12	2008	Dr Kate Golebiowska T: +61 8 8946 6891 E: kate.golebiowska@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2008-12.pdf
The Costs and Implications of Inter-Firm Collaboration in Remote Area Tourism Issue No: 11	2008	Associate Professor Pascal Tremblay T: +61 8 8946 7256 E: pascal.tremblay@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2008-11.pdf
The Northern Territory’s Overseas Born Population Issue No: 10	2008	Dr Kate Golebiowska T: +61 8 8946 6891 E: kate.golebiowska@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2008-10.pdf
Influences on Mobility of Young Adults in the Territory Issue No: 9	2008		research-brief-2008-09.pdf
Researching Mobility of Young Adults in the Territory Issue No: 8	2008		research-brief-2008-08.pdf
Economic Contribution of Kakadu National Park to Tourism in the Northern Territory Issue No: 7	2008	Associate Professor Andrew Taylor T: +61 8 8946 6692 E: andrew.taylor@cdu.edu.au	research-brief-2008-07.pdf
Movers into the Northern Territory and their Future Intentions Issue No: 6	2008		research-brief-2008-06.pdf
Retirement Intentions and the Northern Territory Issue No: 5	2008		research-brief-2008-05.pdf
Returning to the Northern Territory Issue No: 4	2008		research-brief-2008-04.pdf
Population Exchange Between Darwin and the Rest of the Northern Territory 2001-2006 Issue No: 3	2008		research-brief-2008-03.pdf
Catalogue of initiatives across Australia + ‘Know your Patch’ kit Issue No: 2	2008		research-brief-2008-02.pdf
Demographic Change in the Northern Territory 1976-2006 Issue No: 1	2008		research-brief-2008-01.pdf

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