Publications

Discussion Papers

The Discussion Paper series, produced by the Research Program, is designed to contribute to the wide range of discussions on Indigenous issues and policy taking place in Australia today. Discussion Papers are generally a longer and more in-depth examination of a topic relating to Indigenous studies. Some of these papers are written by staff of the NTRU, including the following:

Discussion Paper 21 - Holding Title and Managing Land in Cape York – Two Case Studies - by Paul Memmott and Peter Blackwood (2008) (PDF format 1339 KB)

Discussion Paper 19 - Communal land and the amendments to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) - by

Michael Dodson and Diana McCarthy (2006) (PDF format 220KB)

Discussion Paper 16 - Not fit for modern Australian society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous Affairs - by Kerry Arabena (2005) (PDF format 734kb)
Discussion Paper 14 - Indigenous Rights to Water in the Murray Darling Basin: In support of the Indigenous final report to the Living Murray Initiative - by Monica Morgan, Lisa Strelein and Jessica Weir (2004) (PDF format 1,286kb)
Discussion Paper 13 - The Business of Process: Research Issues in Managing Indigenous Decision-Making and Disputes in Land - by Toni Bauman and Rhiân Williams (2004) (PDF format 927kb)

You can access information about the Research Discussion Paper series here.

We welcome considered responses to these papers. If you have any problems downloading any of the discussion papers, or to receive hard copies of discussion papers or further information about the series, please contact us.