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Thumbnail image of an excerpt from a typed document titled 'Payment of Social Service benefits to aborigines in the Northern Territory'. It is on a Commonwealth of Australia letterhead and dated 18 October 1963.

Officials report on payment management on missions and stations

Government officials reported on how managers of missions, stations and settlements were using government payments for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory. They collected minimal information from Aboriginal payment recipients.

Thumbnail image of an article titled 'Discrimination in an Unexpected Quarter' by Barry E Christophers.

Activists campaign for equal access to Tuberculosis Allowance

After discovering that the departments of Health and Social Services were discriminatory in how they delivered Tuberculosis Allowance, activists successfully campaigned to change government instructions.

The cover of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs Report on the Present Conditions of Yirrkala People 1974. Other text reads: 'The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia 1974 - Parliamentary Paper No. 227' 'Brought up and ordered to be printed 25 November 1974'. The publishing details read: 'The Government Printer of Australia Canberra 1975'.

Report shows changing views of direct payments

A 1974 report about the impacts of bauxite mining on the Yirrkala community in Arnhem Land recommended against direct government payments for the community, reflecting a change from advice in a 1963 report.

Cover of 'Poverty among Aboriginal families in Adelaide' by the Australian Government Commission of Inquiry into Poverty. The Commonwealth Coat of Arms is included but otherwise the cover is plain.

Report looks at impacts of payments on Aboriginal families

Researchers interviewed Aboriginal families in Adelaide about their housing, income, government payments and work as part of a wider study into poverty in Australia.

Cover of the report of the Interdepartmental Working Party on Aboriginal Employment. The subtitle reads: 'Canberra 31st July 1976'.

Report recommends Community Development and Employment Program

To address high unemployment rates, the government looked into ways to increase employment in Aboriginal communities. They considered introducing community-based work programs, but also looked into ways to make it harder to get Unemployment Benefit.

First page of the DSS record Dr Elspeth Young's research presentation titled 'Research in Aboriginal Economy'. It is typed text. There is a 'Received' stamp on the top left corner of the page with the date 26 Feb 1980.

Researcher highlights complex issues in remote servicing

In a briefing to public servants, Dr Young discussed difficulties faced by remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. She highlighted DSS servicing gaps that she believed worsened the situation.

Cover of the Report of the Committee of Review of Aboriginal Employment and Training Programs. The cover is plain, with the Australian coat of arms at the top, and a black, yellow and red border extending along the bottom and right of the cover.

The Miller report supports self-determination in employment policies

An influential report on government programs recommended changes to improve employment and education outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Cover of 'A Report to the Minister for Social Security, The Hon. Brian Howe on Departmental Services to Remote Areas of Northern Australia'. The subtitle reads 'Remote Area Task Force'. There is an image of some native animals in an Indigenous art style. The publishing details featured at the bottom of the cover read: 'Joe Flick Chairperson Remote Area Task Force July 1986'

Task force recommends social security changes

DSS commissioned a report from the Remote Area Task Force in 1986. They recommended changes to support a more regular income flow to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customers and to recognise cultural practices.

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