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Research Topics
In Research Link Australia (RLA), "Research Topics" refer to ANZSRC FOR and SEO codes. These topics are either sourced from ANZSRC FOR and SEO codes listed in researchers' related grants or generated by a large language model (LLM) based on their publications.
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ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Public Health and Health Services | Indigenous Health | Social and Cultural Anthropology | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health | Social And Cultural Anthropology | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies | Other Education | Cultural Theory | Cultural Studies | Health and Community Services | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander linguistics and languages | Studies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Society | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture language and history | Clinical Sciences | Psychiatry | Social and cultural anthropology | Sociology | Sociology Of Education |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Determinants of Health | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Development and Welfare | Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage | Child health | Youth/child development and welfare | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Health Status and Outcomes | Mental health | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander development and welfare | Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture
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Ethics: Response to Chenhall, Senior and Belton, AT 27(5)
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 08-2012
Kete pikau: A basket of knowledge – ‘guidelines from back home’
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-2018
DOI: 10.1111/AJR.12479
Improving sexual health for young people: making sexuality education a priority
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 26-01-2015
Brand advertising and brand sharing of alcoholic and non-alcoholic products, and the effects on young Thai people's attitudes towards alcohol use: A qualitative focus group study.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-02-2019
DOI: 10.1111/DAR.12910
Abstract: The dominant Thai alcohol companies have strategically employed brand advertising and brand sharing (using a very similar branding for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic products) to circumvent restrictive alcohol advertising regulations. As empirical evidence confirms that exposure to alcohol advertisements increases youth drinking, young Thais could be at risk of constant and incidental exposure to alcohol advertising, hence leading to increased alcohol consumption. This study aims to explore young people's perceptions of these alcohol branding strategies and to examine how exposure to such advertising strategies affect their attitudes towards alcohol use. Seventy-two university students aged 20-24 years participated in 1.5-h semi-structured focus groups conducted in Bangkok and a peripheral province. Logos of two domestic alcohol brands were also used as part of projective techniques to elicit information. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse data. Despite a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic products under the same branding, participants associated the logos primarily with beer-the flagship product. Branding strategies seemed to successfully increase young people's brand familiarity and affected their brand recognition and brand awareness. Participants had a high awareness of the alcohol companies' commercial activities but regarded alcohol advertisements to be indifferent to advertisements of other ordinary products. Brand advertising is a dynamic tool that affects young people's attitudes towards the advertised brands and alcohol use. Due to early exposure to the brands, brand sharing increases brand familiarity and, among other factors, potentially affects drinking attitudes and purchase intentions.
“No More Secrets—Ngukurr News”: Looking Back at the Contribution of a Community Newspaper in a Remote Aboriginal Setting
Publisher: Society for Applied Anthropology
Date: 12-2017
DOI: 10.17730/0888-4552.39.1.44
Abstract: This paper examines the contribution that a community newspaper made to a remote aboriginal community in northern Australia. Instigated by the researchers as a way to engage young people in the project, the community newspaper became an important focus of activity and learning, providing young people with skills and education around the collection, management, and dissemination of news and supporting youth to gain empowerment in the community. At the time, the researchers did not acknowledge this impact. This article discusses the development of the community newspaper, and the authors (two academics and one community member) reflect on the importance of supporting community development activities in the research process.
Young Thai People's Exposure to Alcohol Portrayals in Society and the Media: A Qualitative Study for Policy Implications.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 16-04-2019
DOI: 10.1007/S12529-019-09785-4
Abstract: Although previous quantitative studies have documented the association between exposure to alcohol portrayals and drinking attitudes in Western countries, few qualitative studies have explored this matter in Thailand. A better understanding of the association in young Thais is required for a more efficient alcohol policy development. This study aims to explore the information young Thais have learnt from exposure to alcohol portrayals in society and the media, examine how this exposure shapes their drinking attitudes, and investigate the alignment of policy-makers' views on drinking with those of young people. Two qualitative research methods were employed. Seventy-two university students (38 men, 34 women) aged 20-24 participated in focus groups conducted on c us. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with academia, civil society and representatives from government who were involved in alcohol policy. Recorded data were transcribed verbatim, systematically coded and analysed using content analysis. Young Thais were regularly exposed to alcohol portrayals, particularly on social media and in their social environment. Being increasingly exposed to alcohol portrayals, particularly on social media, and the role of the alcohol industry emerged as concerning matters to the academia and civil society sectors. In response to the concerns, the government social media monitoring and alcohol censorship had become more challenging. This study reflects the growing concerns from academia and civil society sectors of the impacts of increased alcohol exposure and the role that the industry may have on young people's drinking attitudes. It highlights the need for response to significant policy challenges to reduce these impacts.
Age of red blood cells and mortality in the critically ill
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 2011
DOI: 10.1186/CC10142
Engagement and Qualitative Interviewing: An Ethnographic Study of the Use of Social Media and Mobile Phones Among Remote Indigenous Youth
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Date: 2017
Lukumbat marawana: A changing pattern of drug use by youth in a remote Aboriginal community
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-2008
DOI: 10.1111/J.1440-1584.2008.00956.X
Abstract: To examine marijuana use by youth in a remote Aboriginal community in Northern Australia over a 5-year period. Participant observation, structured and unstructured interviews. Remote Indigenous Australian community. Young Aboriginal people and adult community members. Emergent themes of the attitudes towards marijuana use among remote Indigenous residents are reported. Restrictions in the availability of alcohol and petrol have led to increased use of marijuana with serious social and community consequences. Efforts to control licit substances, such as alcohol, in remote communities need to be addressed in the context of understanding of the dynamics of alcohol and drug use in totality as well as interventions that address underlying structural and social inequalities.
Re-thinking knowledge landscapes in the context of Grounded Aboriginal Theory and online health communication
Publisher: Croatian Medical Journals
Date: 02-2018
Ethical Research in Partnership with an Indigenous Community
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 2009
DOI: 10.1080/10398560902948738
Abstract: Objective: The aim of this paper is to describe the implementation of the Community Safety Research Project (CSRP) focusing on violence prevention among Aboriginal communities in western NSW in order to examine how practice converges with contemporary ethical guidelines. Method: A comparison was made of key project elements with the principles outlined in existing ethical guidelines, outlining the concrete issues that need to be confronted in practice. Results: The approach being pursued is consonant with the principles of contemporary guidelines the results of the first phase qualitative study inquiring into workers’ perceptions of violence revealed some differences in the understanding of violence between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal workers, with some ethical implications. Conclusions: Ethical approaches to research among Aboriginal communities include, but extend well beyond, the principle of avoiding harm. A comprehensive approach to ethical research requires significant ongoing expenditure of effort and resources with implications for project development, management and funding.
A Study in Neo-conservative Populism: Richard Trudgen'sWhy Warriors Lie Down and Die
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 08-2006
A qualitative exploration of Thai alcohol policy in regulating availability and access
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2018
DOI: 10.1016/J.DRUGPO.2018.04.012
Abstract: Despite abundant alcohol control regulations and measures in Thailand, prevalence of alcohol consumption has been relatively steady for the past decade and alcohol-related harm remains high. This study aims to explore, through the perspectives of key public health stakeholders, the current performance of regulations controlling alcohol availability and access, and the future directions for the implementation of Thai alcohol policy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with public health stakeholders from three sectors the government, academia and civil society. Their perceptions about the current alcohol situation, gaps in the current policies, and future directions of alcohol policy were discussed. Audio data were transcribed verbatim, systematically coded and analysed. The three key concerning issues were physical availability, economic availability and commercial access, which referred to outlet density, taxation and pricing, and compliance to stipulated regulations, respectively. First, Thailand failed to control the number of alcohol outlets. The availability problem was exacerbated by the increased numbers of liquor licences issued, without delineating the need for the outlets. Second, alcohol tax rates, albeit occasionally adjusted, are disproportionate to the economic dynamic, and there is yet a minimum pricing. Finally, compliance to age and time restrictions was challenging. The lack of robustness of enforcement and disintegration of government agencies in regulating availability and access h ers effectiveness of alcohol policy. Comprehensive regulations for the control of availability of and access to alcohol are required to strengthen alcohol policy. Consistent monitoring and surveillance of the compliances are recommended to prevent significant effects of the regulations diminish over time.
More than “Just Learning About the Organs”: Embodied Story Telling as a Basis for Learning About Sex and Relationships
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 10-11-2016
The concepts are universal, it is the picture you paint that is different: Key issues for Indigenous Australian alcohol and drug residential treatment centres
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 24-06-2013
Abstract: – The purpose of this paper is to improve current evaluation designs for Indigenous Australian residential alcohol and drug treatment centres, by understanding the context of treatment in this modified TC context. The aim of the research is to present an analysis of the key features of treatment associated with four Indigenous Australian alcohol and drug treatment centres, as expressed by staff working in these centres. – Ethnographic observations were made at each site between 2008 and 2009 with the first author attending treatment groups, education sessions, staff meetings and other events. The first author conducted informal conversational discussions with all programme staff and board members. In addition, 23 staff and 15 board members participated in a semi-structured interview with an emphasis on gaining views on the essential elements of residential alcohol and drug treatment, potential barriers to effective treatment delivery and “what works” in residential treatment. – A number of key themes emerged, including the importance of the flexibility of programmes to include a wide variety of treatment approaches, the importance of culture (although defined differently) in the delivery of appropriate service, provision of safe spaces that allow for clients and staff interaction, the potential for improvement in the provision of effective client case management, the need to reduce job-related stress through staff professional development and organisational culture change and the need to address the difficulties experienced in the provision of effective aftercare. – Currently, there is very little evidence related to Indigenous Australian approaches to the treatment of alcohol and drug misuse. The paper contributes to the understanding of the key features of treatment delivery, as identified by staff employed in drug and alcohol residential treatment. This understanding is vital so that government agencies can provide appropriate funding to areas of need for treatment services.
The Need for a Comprehensive Survey of Youth Wellbeing in the Northern Territory
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 03-07-2014
Double perspective narrating time, life and health
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 26-05-2020
Abstract: The goal of this article is to explain the concept of double perspective and the impact this may be having on the health of Indigenous people. In inter-cultural communication, there are sets of meanings that are discernible to anyone, and an extra set of underlying meanings that are only accessible for people who have the cultural knowledge to discern them. These different sets of meanings embody a double perspective. We will discuss the double perspective involved in the interactions between public healthcare institutions, the clinicians and staff of these institutions, and Indigenous people. By realising the potential for improved resilience that a double perspective brings to Indigenous people, an awareness of the inclusion and exclusion of Indigenous persons, cultures and histories should become established in healthcare institutions and health research. A double perspective carries resilience, and as such it should be understood as a key to support in idual health and the collective well-being of Indigenous people.
‘Young clean and safe?’ Young people's perceptions of risk from sexually transmitted infections in regional, rural and remote Australia
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-03-2014
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2014.888096
Abstract: This paper examines young people's perceived vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and their efforts to create a sense of personal safety within an environment in which risks may be high and where STIs are highly stigmatised. The paper reports on findings from research involving both Indigenous and non-Indigenous 16- to 25-year-olds from remote, rural and regional Australia, including communities in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia. The study used qualitative methods, including body mapping and scenario based interviewing, to explore how young people made decisions about potential sexual partners and how STIs were understood within the context of young people's everyday social worlds. The paper has important implications for the design and implementation of sexual-health education programmes by documenting the stigmatisation of young people with STIs and the protective mechanisms peer groups employ to create perceptions of personal safety.
‘Stopping sniffing is our responsibility’: Community ownership of a petrol-sniffing program in Arnhem Land
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2007
“Stuck Nose”: Experiences and Understanding of Petrol Sniffing in a Remote Aboriginal Community
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 09-2006
DOI: 10.1177/009145090603300306
Abstract: While petrol sniffing amonge Australian Aboriginal youth has received significant public and academic attention, the experience of petrol sniffing as articulated by sniffers themselves and community's perceptions of petrol sniffing have been underexplored. Through an ethnographic analysis of a remote Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory Australia, a range of perspectives on petrol sniffing are elucidated in order to understand both the experiences associated with sniffing and non-sniffers’ perceptions of the activity. We argue that contextualizing sniffing within the community is essential to understanding petrol sniffing, and hence to providing appropriate health interventions. It would be incorrect to presume a causal connection between the introduction of a petrol sniffing intervention, described in this article, and the sudden cessation of all petrol sniffing activities in late 2005. Rather, a number of factors and occurrences within the community combined with the effects of the intervention were associated with a significant decrease in petrol sniffing.
'Walkin' about at night': The background to teenage pregnancy in a remote Aboriginal community
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2008
Health beliefs and behavior: The practicalities of looking after yourself in an Australian aboriginal community health beliefs and behavior
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-2013
DOI: 10.1111/MAQ.12021
Abstract: Recently, social determinants of health frameworks are receiving some criticism in that they do not engage with questions related to in idual subjectivity and agency as they relate to health decision-making behavior. This article examines the different ways in which people living in a remote Arnhem Land community in the Northern Territory of Australia, take responsibility for their own health and the extent to which they are able to prevent illness. A number of related sub-questions are explored relating to how people perceive their health and their role in health care in their community, including their engagement with the health clinic, traditional medicines, and the influence of sorcery on ill health and sickness.
What are the challenges for evaluating a palliative care service?
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2005
DOI: 10.1071/PY05038
Abstract: This paper identifies the challenges in researching the impact of a rural palliative care service on its patients, carers and providers in the context of the National Palliative Care Strategy. It describes the use of an anthropological method to overcome problems of acceptability and respondent burden and to enable the elaboration of meaning and valuation by participants. It uses the Griffith Area Palliative Care Service as a case study to illustrate the problems of such research and the value of the anthropological method over more conventional research and evaluation approaches. It makes recommendations about how to assess the outcomes of services such as palliative care where the focus of care is complex, in idual and family, and the outcomes go far beyond what can be measured with the medical model.
Implementing a chronic disease strategy in two remote Indigenous Australian settings: A multi-method pilot evaluation
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-2008
DOI: 10.1111/J.1440-1584.2008.00955.X
Abstract: To test an evaluation framework designed to evaluate implementation of the North Queensland Indigenous communities between August and December 2005. Both communities are located in Cape York, North Queensland. Community A has an estimated population of around 600 people Community B has an enumerated population of 750, although health centre records indicate a higher number. Process evaluation involved health centre staff in both communities clinical audits used random s les from the adult population (each s le n = 30) ethnographic fieldwork was conducted with resident population. Health centre scores and qualitative findings using a System Assessment Tool clinical audits--extent to which scheduled services recorded selected primary health performance indicators qualitative ethnographic findings. On almost all indicators, implementation of NQICDS had progressed further in Community A than in Community B however, some common issues emerged, especially lack of linkages between health centres and other groups, and lack of support for client self-management. The evaluation framework is an effective and acceptable framework for monitoring implementation of the NQICDS at the primary health centre level.
A qualitative exploration of the Thai alcohol policy in regulating alcohol industry's marketing strategies and commercial activities.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 26-12-0029
DOI: 10.1111/DAR.12885
Abstract: The recognition of the association between the use of alcohol and negative health outcomes have led to the endorsement of the World Health Organization's global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. Given the capacities, capabilities and sociocultural contexts of Thailand, this study aims to examine the Thai alcohol policy against the global strategy's recommended policy measures for marketing control and identify areas for further policy development. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the stakeholders from three sectors: the government, academia and civil society. Their perceptions of the Thai alcohol policy in regulating alcohol industry's commercial strategies and activities were discussed. Audio data were transcribed verbatim, systematically coded and thematically analysed. Although the Thai Alcohol Control Act meticulously regulates the content of direct alcohol marketing, the volume of marketing and indirect alcohol marketing have become problematic and difficult for the government to address. The industry has worked to normalise the consumption of alcohol through repetitive brand exposure and their suggestion that drinking was integral for socialisation. The control of alcohol sponsorship was politically sensitive and legally ambiguous because alcohol sponsorship seemed to provide economic and social benefits and further reinforced the industry's positive image. Despite the strict alcohol policy, gaps in the marketing regulations exist. Future policy development should place greater emphasis on alcohol sponsorship and branding through evidenced-based interventions. The interactions between the government and the industry should be monitored and restricted. Rigorous regulations, as seen for tobacco, are encouraged for alcohol marketing.
Is it agency? An integrative interpretation of female adolescents’ sexual behaviour in three remote Australian Aboriginal communities
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 14-09-2018
DOI: 10.1111/TAJA.12292
Abstract: In this paper we attempt to understand at least some of the complex and interacting forces – cultural, biological, developmental and historical – that influence adolescents’ sexual behaviour in three remote Australian Aboriginal communities. We use the concept of ‘agency’ only as a foil for our interpretation. Drawing upon ethnographic material, we focus on: ‘walkin’ around at night’, avoidance of arranged marriages and the exchange of sexual favours for drugs and money. Cognitive, evolutionary, and neuroscience enable us to illustrate the interpenetration of sociocultural and psychobiological factors in adolescent girls’ behaviour: expectations about marriage, a desire for love, sexual urges, a brain that is highly responsive to peers and rewards, a disadvantaged and uncertain environment, and challenges to effective adult control.
Those Young People All Crankybella
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2009
Contextual and behavioural risk factors for sexually transmissible infections in young Aboriginal people in central Australia: a qualitative study
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2020
DOI: 10.1071/SH19181
Abstract: Rates of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in remote central Australian Aboriginal communities have been persistently high for over two decades, yet risk factors for STIs in these communities are not well understood. This qualitative study explored behavioural and contextual risk factors for STIs in young Aboriginal people in central Australia. The study identified that casual relationships between young people are common and that there is a strong association between travel, alcohol and casual sex, highlighting the ongoing need for comprehensive sexual health programs that are tailored to the specific social, cultural and interpersonal circumstances of young people in this setting.
Individual Quality of Life Among at Risk Indigenous Youth in Australia
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 19-06-2010
‘As long as he's coming home to me’: vulnerability, jealousy and violence in young people's relationships in remote, rural and regional Australia
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-03-2016
Living the Social Determinants of Health: Assemblages in a Remote Aboriginal Community
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-12-2018
DOI: 10.1111/MAQ.12418
Abstract: This article provides a critical discussion of the social determinants of health framework and compares it with theoretical perspectives, such as that offered by assemblage theory, offering an alternative view of the complex interplay between human relationships and the structures around us. We offer an ethnographic perspective, discussing the lived experiences of the social determinants in an Indigenous community in a remote part of northern Australia.
Can you design the perfect condom? Engaging young people to inform safe sexual health practice and innovation
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-03-2022
Health services research and development in practice: An Australian experience
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 10-2003
DOI: 10.1258/135581903322405117
Abstract: While there is a growing literature on how health services research can inform health policy decisions, the practical challenge is for health services researchers to develop an effective interface with health policy-making processes and to produce outputs that lead to outcomes. The experience of the Centre for Health Service Development at the University of Wollongong, Australia, is used to illustrate the issues so commonly described in the literature and to reflect on our experience of trying to remain viable while producing relevant and valid research. A case study in a specific policy area - namely, the development of case-mix classifications and information systems to inform policy and funding in the subacute and non-acute hospital and community care sectors - is used as a practical ex le of the research-policy interface.
Treating indigenous australians with alcohol/drug problems: Assessing quality of life
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 30-03-2012
‘Our Lives’ and ‘Life Happens’, from stigma to empathy in young people’s depictions of sexual health and relationships
Publisher: Intellect
Date: 04-2018
DOI: 10.1386/JAAH.9.1.9_1
Abstract: This article describes qualitative research undertaken to explore young people’s understanding of sex and relationships that used a scenario-driven body-mapping technique. This art-based method was designed to allow young people to think deeply about the subject and build upon each other’s ideas through the medium of decorating a life-sized human body. Although this method produced rich information the depictions of young people tended to be highly stigmatized. We further refined the method to encourage young people to empathize with the character that they created and the resultant research became the basis for the sexual health resource ‘Life Happens’.
Engaging youth in sexual health research: Refining a youth friendly method in the Northern Territory, Australia
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2013
DOI: 10.1111/VAR.12009
‘Boys mostly just want to have sex’: Young Indigenous people talk about relationships and sexual intimacy in remote, rural and regional Australia
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 09-03-2020
Abstract: This article seeks to understand Indigenous Australian young people's relationships and their experiences of sexual intimacy. A cohort of Indigenous 16–25-year-olds from urban, rural and remote communities were invited to participate in a collaborative method involving scenario-based body mapping. In these activities, young people discussed the range and complexity of their relationships and how constructions and interpretations of relationships contribute to both positive and negative experiences. These rich understandings provide important insights into adolescent sexuality as ‘multidimensional, socially constructed and negotiated'. However, they also point to the continued gendered power inequalities that subordinate young women's lives to the desires and control of young men.
Negotiating human research ethics: Case notes from anthropologists in the field (Respond to this article at )
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-2011
Gambling advocacy: lessons from tobacco, alcohol and junk food
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2016
Abstract: To explore the attitudes and opinions of public health experts in gambling and related unhealthy commodity industries towards the tactics used by the gambling industry to prevent reform and the advocacy responses to these tactics. In-depth interviews (30-60 minutes) with a convenience s le of 15 public health experts and stakeholders with a public health approach to gambling (n=10), or other unhealthy commodity industries (food, alcohol, tobacco, n=5). Participants described the influences of political lobbying and donations on public policy, and industry framing of problem gambling as an issue of personal responsibility. Industry funding of, and influence over, academic research was considered to be one of the most effective industry tactics to resist reform. Participants felt there was a need to build stronger coalitions and collaborations between independent academics, and to improve the utilisation of media to more effectively shift perceptions of gambling harm away from the in idual and towards the product. Gambling industry tactics are similar to the tactics of other unhealthy commodity industries. However, advocacy initiatives to counter these tactics in gambling are less developed than in other areas. The formation of national public health coalitions, as well as a strong evidence base regarding industry tactics, will help to strengthen advocacy initiatives.
Re-thinking the health benefits of outstations in remote Indigenous Australia
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2018
DOI: 10.1016/J.HEALTHPLACE.2018.04.007
Abstract: The small, decentralised communities, known as outstations which satellite larger Indigenous Australian remote communities have often been conceptualised as places that are beneficial to health and well-being. This paper provides an exploration of the meaning of an outstation for one family and the benefits that this connection brings to them, which are expressed in a deep connection to the land, continuing relationships with ancestors and a safe refuge from the stresses of the larger community. We argue that the outstation provides a place for people to be in control of their lives and form hopes and plans for the future. These benefits are positioned in a context where the future liveability and sustainability of the outstation is both fragile and vulnerable.
How do parents and friends accommodate alcohol consumption in young Thai people? A qualitative focus group study
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-11-2019
Precocious Pregnancy, Sexual Conflict, and Early Childbearing in Remote Aboriginal Australia
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-05-2015
Boyfriends, babies and basketball: Present lives and future aspirations of young women in a remote Australian Aboriginal community
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-2012
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