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Publications

The Native Title Research Unit's publications are central to the dissemination of native title research both from within the NTRU and from external organisations and individuals involved in native title.

The NTRU aims to produce publications that are of high academic quality, useful and relevant, and available to people who are interested in them. See below for more information on NTRU Publications, Resources and Subscriptions.

What's New

The What's New service provides a monthly round-up of native title information, publications and events and is designed to assist organisations, practitioners and individuals involved in native title to access news, information and resources from a broad range of sources. This publication is delivered monthly by email and is also available for download online: http://ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/publications/whats_new.html

Native Title in the News

This service provides monthly summaries of newspaper articles and media releases relevant to native title. This publication is delivered monthly by email and is also available for download online: http://ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/publications/nativetitle_news.html

Native Title Newsletter

The Native Title Newsletter contains news on developments in native title, including case law,  the progress of applications, agreements and future acts. The Newsletter incorporates elements of What’s New and Native Title in the News as well as providing feature articles on current issues in the native title sector . The Newsletter also contains contributions from NTRU staff about the Unit’s activities and new acquisitions to the AIATSIS collections.  

The Newsletter covers a two month period and is available both in hard copy and electronically. Electronic versions can be received via email or downloaded online: http://ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/publications/newsletters.html

Issues Papers

The Land, Rights Laws: Issues of Native Title issues papers series is a multi-disciplinary series of short research papers.  The Issues Papers series targets emerging issues in native title research, reflecting on 'bigger picture' issues in a size and format that is useful to practitioners and researchers.

Papers can be submitted to the editor for consideration, the editor will also invite papers for submission. Papers are anonymously peer reviewed by two independent experts from the relevant research area the paper covers.

The Issues Papers Series is available in hard copy or from our website. Electronic versions can also be received via email or downloaded online: http://ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/publications/issue_papers.html

Discussion Papers

The Discussion Paper series contributes to the wide range of discussions on Indigenous issues and policy taking place in Australia today. Discussion Papers are peer reviewed and provide an in-depth examination of a topic relating to Indigenous studies. Papers addressing native title issues are published through the NTRU, papers addressing other issues are published through the AIATSIS Research Program. They are available for download online: http://ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/publications/discussion_papers.html

Reports

The results of NTRU research projects are communicated in our Research Report Series. These reports cover a range of issues including conflict management and decision making, legal developments in native title, taxation, trusts and the distribution of benefits, prescribed bodies corporate and the management of connection materials.

A limited number of hard copies of reports are printed and distributed to research partners and participants. Reports are also available online: http://ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/publications/reports.html

Research Monographs

The NTRU publishes a research monograph series focusing on specific issues within native title. They may be either theoretical or practice based. Research monographs are generally between 20,000  - 40,000 words in length. A limited number of hard copies of research monographs are printed and distributed to research partners and participants. Research Monographs are also available online: http://ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/publications/rsrchmonographs.html

Submissions

AIATSIS and the NTRU contribute submissions to Parliamentary inquiries and other review processes relevant to native title. Where possible such submissions are made available on online:  http://ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/publications/submissions.html

Books

Between 1994 - 2003 the NTRU edited several volumes addressing current issues in native title. The current Director of the NTRU, Dr Lisa Strelein, published Compromised Jurisprudence in 2006 examining native title jurisprudence from 1992 to 2006. For further infor5mation about NTRU books go to: http://ntru.aiatsis.gov.au/publications/books.html

Resource updates

The NTRU also maintains a series of Research Resources including native title law resources, native title agreements resources, summaries and the Native Title Resource Guide. 

Additional resources relating to authorisation, connection requirements, taxation issues, Prescribed Bodies Corporate, native title land and water and Indigenous facilitation and mediation are and are also available on  our  website.

For hardcopies, updates and suggestions for these resources please email us: ntru@aiatsis.gov.au

NTRU AUTHORS GUIDE

A copy of the NTRU's editorial guidelines and style guide can be downloaded here:

Subscriptions?

Please fill in the subscription form, which can be accepted by fax, mail or email.