The Northern Institute seeks opportunities to develop cooperative projects with external entities through externally funded projects.
A primary purpose of externally funded projects is to produce results to improve the wellbeing of our society. To maximise the benefits from this research, publications resulting from research activities should be disseminated as broadly as possible to allow access by other researchers and the wider community.
Below is a selection of our recent research activities.
If you wish to disseminate the reports further, please adhere to the individual reports copyright and acknowledgment protocols.
Northern Institute Working Papers
ISSN: 2207-3388
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| Estimates of Australia’s non-heterosexual population | 02/2018 | Dr Tom Wilson |  (1.26MB) |
| German born residents in the Northern Territory – why are they ‘sticky’? | 01/2018 | Anita Maertens | (1.26MB) |
| The size and growth of the Northern Territory’s Gambling Industry | 03/2017 | Tony Barnes | (1.26MB) |
| Indigenous Languages, Culture and Knowledge Services Workforce: Business Opportunities in an Emergent NT Services Economy | 02/2017 | Michaela Spencer | (1MB) |
| Heading north, staying north? The increasing importance of international migrants to northern and remote Australia | 01/2017 | Andrew Taylor | (1.26MB) |
| Northern Territory population futures | 01/2016 | Tom Wilson | (823KB) |
Northern Institute Research Reports
report removed on 17 May 2018
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 Synthesising Northern Territory Population Research: A report to the Northern Territory Department of the Chief MinisterIn 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 |
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 Ageing in Remote Places Safeguarding resilience of older people in a remote NT communityThis 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. |
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 Five years on from the Inquiry: Caring for older Australians, what is the viability of ageing in remote places, in Australia?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). |
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 Disaster Resilience, Management and Preparedness in Aboriginal Communities in Darwin and PalmerstonThe 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. | Stage 1 Stage 2 |
 Northern Territory Safe Streets AuditThe 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 |
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 Indigenous Governance and Leadership Development ProjectThe 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. |
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 Teaching from Country: Increasing the participation of Indigenous Knowledge Holders in Tertiary Teaching through the use of emerging Digital TechnologiesThis 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. |
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 Helping & caring, not only our family: Northern Territory Indigenous Perspectives on VolunteeringThe 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. |
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