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The Path to Justice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Experience of the Courts

Publisher:  Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity, 2016

Status – CURRENT

This report documents the findings of the consultation process. It is a useful resource for  courts and tribunals seeking to better understand the barriers to accessing justice faced by some of the most vulnerable members of society

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Advocacy for safety and empowerment: State of knowledge paper

Publisher: Anrows, 2015

Status – CURRENT

This paper analyses critical, policy, service and research literature on responses to Aboriginal women experiencing family and domestic violence in Australia; focusing on non-legal and non-clinical services and women’s specialist services in regional and remote settings. As a critical review, the paper highlights problems in using ideas of “effectiveness” and “success” to drive objectives in service delivery; and seeks to re-centre aspirations for empowerment alongside those for safety.

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ACE Prevention

Publisher: University of Queensland, Brisbane and Deakin University, Melbourne, 2010

Status – CURRENT

The overall aim of this project was to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative cost-effectiveness of preventive intervention options addressing the non-communicable disease burden in Australia, with a specific focus on Indigenous Australians. ACE Prevention is the most comprehensive evaluation of health prevention measures ever conducted world-wide, involving input from 130 top health experts. The research team assessed 123 illness prevention measures to identify those which will prevent the most illness and premature deaths and those that are best value for money.

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