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The Wentworth Lectures honour the contribution of Sir William (Bill) Wentworth to the creation of AIATSIS in 1964; now a world-renowned research, collecting and publishing organisation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander cultures, traditions, languages and stories

A significant cost for individuals who have contact with the criminal justice system is the potential effect on employment status. In this study the effect of arrest on the employment status of indigenous Australians is examined using data from the 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey. Having been arrested is found to reduce the probability of employment. The size of the effect is estimated to be between 10 % and 20 % for males, between 7 % and 17 % for females. The effect also varies according to the reason for a person's most recent arrest. Differences in arrest rates between indigenous and non‐indigenous Australians may explain about 15 % of the difference in employment–population rates between thosegroups.

In early 2019, Australia&rsquo ; s Northern Territory (NT) government announced the $106 million funding and promotion of a new state-wide Territory Arts Trail featuring Indigenous art and culture under the banner &ldquo ; The World&rsquo ; s biggest art gallery is the NT.&rdquo ; Some of the destinations on the Arts Trail are Indigenous art centres, each one a nexus of contemporary creativity and cultural revitalisation, community activity and economic endeavour. Many of these art centres are extremely remote and contend with resourcing difficulties and a lack of visitor awareness. Tourists, both independent and organised, make their travelling decisions based upon a range of factors and today, the availability of accessible and engaging online information is vital. This makes the quality of the digital presence of remote art centres, particularly their website content, a critical determinant in visitor itineraries. This digital content also has untapped potential to contribute significant localised depth and texture to broader Indigenous arts education and comprehension. This article examines the context-based website content which supports remote Indigenous art centre tourism and suggests a strategic framework to improve website potential in further advancing commercial activities and Indigenous arts education.

When we published a selection of writings by Prof Jon Altman in JIP 14, 'Arguing the Intervention', we were overwhelmed by the positive response. The clarity, thoughtfulness and expertise he applies to Indigenous socioeconomic and policy issues has provided an insightful alternative that has been warmly received by people who were seeking a more in-depth analysis and response. In this edition, selections of Prof Altman's writing canvas a range of issues from further evaluation of the Northern Territory intervention, the failure of homelands policy, challenges in policy approaches to Closing the Gap and analysis of the 'Stronger Futures' legislation. The selection of articles contained in this edition are evidence of why Prof Altman remains one of the most esteemed researchers and thinkers working in the Indigenous economic and policy space.

When we published a selection of writings by Prof Jon Altman in JIP 14, 'Arguing the Intervention', we were overwhelmed by the positive response. The clarity, thoughtfulness and expertise he applies to Indigenous socioeconomic and policy issues has provided an insightful alternative that has been warmly received by people who were seeking a more in-depth analysis and response. In this edition, selections of Prof Altman's writing canvas a range of issues from further evaluation of the Northern Territory intervention, the failure of homelands policy, challenges in policy approaches to Closing the Gap and analysis of the 'Stronger Futures' legislation. The selection of articles contained in this edition are evidence of why Prof Altman remains one of the most esteemed researchers and thinkers working in the Indigenous economic and policy space.

Mccalman, JR orcid:0000-0002-3022-3980 ; In this paper, capacity strengthening will be pragmatically explored in response to two key questions: what enabling approaches are accessible for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian (hereafter Indigenous) organisations to effectively make governance decisions; and what approaches can facilitate partnership processes between communities and governments for improving Indigenous Australian organisational governance. In particular, it will consider 1) the need to strengthen both hard capacities such as resources, technical skills, functions, structures, equipment and so forth; and soft capacities such as values, morale, engagement, motivation, incentives and staff wellbeing; and 2) one strategy that has successfully been used to facilitate partnership between Indigenous organisations and governments - reflective participatory approaches. It will draw from reflective short case study examples in which the authors have participated to demonstrate how, where and when capacity strengthening principles have been adopted. Given the paucity of well-designed evaluations, key principles and practices that appear to work to strengthen capacity will be discussed. Key amongst these are community ownership of governance improvement, collaborative development approaches that are context-dependent and long-term partnerships between government agencies and Indigenous communities built on trust and respect. Capacity-strengthening must have a clear notion of what type of capacity is being strengthened, for whom, and how the effectiveness will be measured.