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This paper presents the results of the first two longitudinal historical cradle-to-grave datasets constructed in Australia: the Aboriginal population of the state of Victoria, reconstituted backwards using genealogical research and vital registrations, 1835-1930; and an impoverished European population born at the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital, 1857-1900 and traced until 1985. It investigates the hypothesis that the health transition in indigenous people was different from that of the dominant non-indigenous population. Both of these studied sub-populations were highly stressed, resulting in high infant mortality and persistent tuberculosis mortality. The Aboriginal population suffered the additional burdens of racism and social exclusion, even though after the passage of the 1886 'Half-Castes Act', the majority of Aboriginal Victorians were legally 'white'. The impact of that legislation and the systematic exclusion of Aboriginal Victorians from federal entitlements in the twentieth century sent the Aboriginal health transition into reverse. The contrasting fates of poor whites and 'unofficial blacks' during the health transition demonstrate the health burdens of inequality and racial discrimination, and reveal that 'the gap' in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is a historical product of long-term government policy and exclusion from citizenship and its entitlements.

This paper presents the results of the first two longitudinal historical cradle-to-grave datasets constructed in Australia: the Aboriginal population of the state of Victoria, reconstituted backwards using genealogical research and vital registrations, 1835-1930; and an impoverished European population born at the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital, 1857-1900 and traced until 1985. It investigates the hypothesis that the health transition in indigenous people was different from that of the dominant non-indigenous population. Both of these studied sub-populations were highly stressed, resulting in high infant mortality and persistent tuberculosis mortality. The Aboriginal population suffered the additional burdens of racism and social exclusion, even though after the passage of the 1886 'Half-Castes Act', the majority of Aboriginal Victorians were legally 'white'. The impact of that legislation and the systematic exclusion of Aboriginal Victorians from federal entitlements in the twentieth century sent the Aboriginal health transition into reverse. The contrasting fates of poor whites and 'unofficial blacks' during the health transition demonstrate the health burdens of inequality and racial discrimination, and reveal that 'the gap' in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is a historical product of long-term government policy and exclusion from citizenship and its entitlements.

Hip hop is a powerful vehicle for the expression of identity and resistance in contemporary Aboriginal popular music. This paper examines the origins of Aboriginal hip hop and explains the reasons for its cultural and political significance. By looking at the influence of reggae in Aboriginal hip hop, especially in the work of CuzCo (Wire MC and Choo Choo), it locates hip hop's history in terms of the reggae tradition in Aboriginal popular music, represented here by the work of No Fixed Address in the early 1980s. In this way hip hop is understood as part of a longer history of Aboriginal transnationalism. The paper seeks to understand how and why transnationalism is such an important element of Aboriginal political expression. It concludes by arguing that transnationalism represents a speaking position from which Aboriginal Australians can negotiate the cultural hegemony of the state.

Doran, CM orcid:0000-0002-9009-4906 ; Introduction and Aims: Cognitive-behavioural interventions that use familial and community reinforcers in an individual's environment are effective for reducing alcohol-related harms. Such interventions have considerable potential to reduce the disproportionately high burden of alcohol-related harm among Aboriginal Australians if they can be successfully tailored to their specific needs and circumstances. The overall aim of this paper is to describe the perceived acceptability of two cognitive-behavioural interventions, the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) and Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), to a sample of Aboriginal people. Design and Methods: Descriptive survey was administered to 116 Aboriginal people recruited through an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service and a community-based drug and alcohol treatment agency in rural New South Wales, Australia. Results: Participants perceived CRA and CRAFT to be highly acceptable for delivery in their local Aboriginal community. Women were more likely than men to perceive CRAFT as highly acceptable. Participants expressed a preference for counsellors to be someone they knew and trusted, and who has experience working in their local community. CRA was deemed most acceptable for delivery to individuals after alcohol withdrawal and CRAFT for people who want to help a relative/friend start alcohol treatment. There was a preference for five or more detailed sessions. Discussion and Conclusions: Findings of this study suggest that CRA and CRAFT are likely to be acceptable for delivery to some rural Aboriginal Australians, and that there is potential to tailor these interventions to specific communities. © 2012 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs. ; Associated Grant:This work was supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and by a linkage grant from the Australian Research Council.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Anita Heiss Introduction -- Susie and Alice Anderson Two tiddas -- Evelyn Araluen Finding ways home -- Bebe Backhouse It's not over -- Alicia Bates My story -- Don Bemrose Dear Australia -- Tony Birch My father has a story -- Norleen Brinkworth Murri + Migloo = Meeks Mob -- Katie Bryan Easter, 1969 -- Deborah Cheetham So much still pending -- Natalie Cromb 'This is Nat, she's Abo' -- Karen Davis Thanks for the childhood travels -- Ian Dudley Growing up beige -- Alice Eather Yúya Karrabúrra -- Shannon Foster White bread dreaming -- Jason Goninan There are no halves -- Adam Goodes The sporting life -- Jodi Haines A Tasmanian Toomelah tiger -- John Hartley I remember -- Terri Janke The streets of my youth -- Keira Jenkins What it's like -- Patrick Johnson My life's voyage -- Scott Kennedy Red dust kids -- Sharon Kingaby December 21 -- Ambelin Kwaymullina Growing up, grow up, grown-ups -- Jack Latimore Far enough away to be on my way back home -- Celeste Liddle Black bum -- Mathew Lillyst Recognised -- Taryn Little Just a young girl -- Amy McQuire Stranger danger -- Melanie Mununggurr-Williams Grey -- Doreen Nelson Different times -- Sharon Payne When did you first realise you were Aboriginal? -- Zachary Penrith-Puchalski 'Abo Nose' -- Carol Pettersen Too white to be black, too black to be white . . . -- Todd Phillips Living between two knowledge systems -- Kerry Reed-Gilbert The little town on the railway track -- William Russell A story from my life -- Marlee Silva Cronulla to Papunya -- Liza-Mare Syron Letterbox-gate -- Frank Szekely From Marree to the city -- Miranda Tapsell Nobody puts Baby Spice in a corner -- Jared Thomas Daredevil days -- Ceane G. Towers Finding my belonging -- Aileen Walsh My childhood -- Shahni Wellington Life lessons, or something like them

Presented within this article is a systematic discourse analysis of the arguments used by the then Australian Prime Minister and also the Minister for Indigenous Affairs in explaining and justifying the extensive and contentious intervention by the federal government into remote Northern Territory Aboriginal communities. The methods used within this article extend the socio-legal toolbox, providing a contextually appropriate, interdisciplinary methodology that analyses the speech act's rhetorical properties. Although many academics use sound-bites of pre-legislative speech in order to support their claims, this analysis is concerned with investigating the contents of the speech acts in order to understand how the Prime Minister's and Minister for Indigenous Affairs' argumentations sought to achieve consensus to facilitate the enactment of legislation. Those seeking to understand legislative endeavours, policy makers and speech actors will find that paying structured attention to the rhetorical properties of speech acts yields opportunities to strengthen their insight. The analysis here indicates three features in the argumentation: the duality in the Prime Minister's and Minister's use of the Northern Territory Government's Little Children are Sacred report; the failure to sufficiently detail the linkages between the Intervention and the measures combatting child sexual abuse; and the omission of recognition of Aboriginal agency and consultation.

I argue against the commonly held view that ethnically based preferential policies consistently lead to the construction of well-defined boundaries between collectivities. Using a statistical study of Australia as a case, I demonstrate that preferential programs, under certain conditions, may blur the boundaries between groups. This trend is reflected in the growing number of individuals in the early 1980s who chose to claim an Aboriginal identity in Australian states that increasingly recognized indigenous land claims.

Presented within this article is a systematic discourse analysis of the arguments used by the then Australian Prime Minister and also the Minister for Indigenous Affairs in explaining and justifying the extensive and contentious intervention by the federal government into remote Northern Territory Aboriginal communities. The methods used within this article extend the socio-legal toolbox, providing a contextually appropriate, interdisciplinary methodology that analyses the speech act's rhetorical properties. Although many academics use sound-bites of pre-legislative speech in order to support their claims, this analysis is concerned with investigating the contents of the speech acts in order to understand how the Prime Minister's and Minister for Indigenous Affairs' argumentations sought to achieve consensus to facilitate the enactment of legislation. Those seeking to understand legislative endeavours, policy makers and speech actors will find that paying structured attention to the rhetorical properties of speech acts yields opportunities to strengthen their insight. The analysis here indicates three features in the argumentation: the duality in the Prime Minister's and Minister's use of the Northern Territory Government's Little Children are Sacred report; the failure to sufficiently detail the linkages between the Intervention and the measures combatting child sexual abuse; and the omission of recognition of Aboriginal agency and consultation.

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Step One-Asking -- 1.2 Step Two-Reading -- 1.3 Step Three-Reaching Out -- 1.4 Step Four-Responding -- 1.5 Step Five-Storywork -- 1.6 Step Six-Listening with More Than Ears -- 1.7 Step Seven-the Nuts and Bolts -- References -- 2 Mr Scully-Boxing -- 3 Marcia Ella-Duncan OAM-Netball -- 4 Lloyd Walker-Rugby Union -- 5 Gary Ella-Rugby Union -- 6 Phil Duncan-Rugby League -- 7 Terry Hill-Football (Soccer) -- 8 Professor John Evans-Rugby Union/Athletics -- 9 Sharon Finnan-White OAM-Netball -- 10 Tom Evans-Rugby Union -- 11 Darren Allie-Basketball/AFL -- 12 Danny Allende-Rugby League -- 13 Ali Tucker-Munro-Netball -- 14 Jeff Cook-Cricket -- 15 Jamie Pittman-Boxing -- 16 Jarred Hodges-Rugby Union -- 17 Rod Broad-Rugby League -- 18 Kirsty Smith-Netball -- 19 Mark Heiss-Touch Football -- 20 Gareth VonDuve-Football (Soccer) -- 21 Umima Austral-Netball -- 22 Shennae Neal-Netball -- 23 Bou Ovington-Rugby League -- 24 Courtney Ugle-AFL -- Epilogue -- About the Authors and Their Personal Acknowledgements.