Research Reports and Working Papers

Profiling capacity to support older people in remote communities to age in place
Two key objectives underpin the Commonwealth government’s funding system for remote Indigenous communities. The first is to make the funding system more flexible and stable, to ensure that delivery of services in small communities is cost effective and sustainable. The second is to enable the funding to be used in the development of culturally appropriate support for older people, shaped by customary values and practices. The purpose of our investigation was to examine against these objectives, the practical reality of delivering support for ageing in remote Indigenous communities in central Australia. In short, our study questions were: In the light of the current funding arrangements, what forms of service delivery for older people ageing in remote communities, have been developed? What are some of the key achievements and challenges in supporting ageing in place in remote Indigenous communities?

Synthesising Northern Territory Population Research: A report to the Northern Territory Department of the Chief Minister
In September 2017, the Northern Territory Department of the Chief Minister contracted the Demography and Growth Planning research team at Charles Darwin University to synthesise twelve years of research on the causes and consequences of population change in the Territory and advise on strategies for stimulating population growth. Each of the eight chapters in this report commences with a short summary of the chapter’s purpose, its core messages and recommended actions.

Remote Engagement Coordination - Indigenous Evaluation Research (REC-IER)
The Remote Engagement Coordination – Indigenous Evaluation Research (REC-IER) project was funded through the NTG Department of Housing and Community Development. The aim of the research was to develop community specific strategies for evaluating the engagement and coordination performance of government in the four project locations – Galiwin’ku, Ngukurr, Ntaria and Ali Curung

This brief reports on an exploration of the experience of ageing in a remote community within the Northern Territory. It aims to deepen current understanding of what determines resilience for individuals and communities of seniors who choose to grow old in small, isolated communities outside of main urban centres.

This report, five years on, compares the recommendations of the Inquiry with the perceptions and experiences of older people living in one remote community in the Northern Territory (NT).

The aim of this project was to explore the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Darwin when a cyclone, bushfire or severe weather event strikes and in its aftermath, and to identify determinants of vulnerability from the perspective of these communities. 

The purpose of the Safe Streets Audit was to examine crime and safety issues in the Northern Territory urban communities of Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs and to help inform effective strategies to reduce the actual and perceived risk of victimisatio

The goals of this program were to improve understanding of the contemporary functioning and interactions of Aboriginal and Western governance traditions, and grow capacities and understandings in governance and leadership in remote communities.

This project developed, implemented, evaluated and reported upon systems for the properly supervised inclusion and active participation ‘from country’ of Indigenous knowledge authorities, in Australian higher education courses, through the use of emerging digital technologies.

The aim of this research was to investigate Aboriginal perspectives on volunteering, and to explore processes and practices through which non-government organisations and service providers might support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander volunteers.