Footnotes

Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008

[1]        Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008', Explanatory Memorandum, [p. 1].

[2]        Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), Submission 4, p. 4.

[3]        The Hon Julia Gillard, Minister for Education, 'Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008', Second reading speech, House Hansard, 27 August 2008, p. 6298.

[4]        DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 36.

[5]        Marilyn Harrington and Peter Yeend, Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008, Bills Digest, 2 September 2008, no 14, 2008–09, pp. 11–12.

[6]        The Hon Julia Gillard, Minister for Education, 'Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008', Second reading speech, House Hansard, 27 August 2008, p. 6299; Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 4, paragraph 41.

[7]        Marilyn Harrington and Peter Yeend, Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008, Bills Digest, 2 September 2008, no 14, 2008–09, p. 12. For a complete list of affected payments, refer to Social Security Act 1991, section 23 (vol 1).

[8]        Marilyn Harrington and Peter Yeend, Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008, Bills Digest, 2 September 2008, no 14, 2008–09, p. 20.

[9]        DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 39.

[10]      The Hon Julia Gillard, Minister for Education, 'Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008', Second reading speech, House Hansard, 27 August 2008, p. 6299.

[11]      Explanatory Memorandum, [p. 1].

[12]      Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008, Division 2, subsections 124F and 124K.

[13]      Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008, Division 2, subsections 124H and 124M.

[14]      DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 43.

[15]      DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 16.

[16]      DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 45.

[17]      Explanatory Memorandum, [p. 12].

[18]      The Hon Julia Gillard, Minister for Education, 'Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008', Second reading speech, House Hansard, 27 August 2008, p. 6299.

[19]      DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 49.

[20]      Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008, Division 2, subsection 124N (b).

[21]      Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 21.

[22]      DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 18.

[23]      The Hon Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Increasing school attendance in Cannington', media release, 17 July 2008, http://www.jennymacklin.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/jennymacklin.nsf/print/cannington_17jul08.htm (accessed 31 October 2008).

[24]      The Hon Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Ms Marion Scrymgour MLA, Deputy Chief Minister NT and Minister for Indigenous Policy, 'NT trials to boost school attendance', joint media release, 20 June 2008, http://www.jennymacklin.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/jennymacklin.nsf/content/boost_school_attendance_20june08.htm (accessed 31 October 2008) and DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Answer to question on notice 29, 3 November 2008.

[25]      The Hon Julia Gillard, Minister for Education, 'Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008', Second reading speech, House Hansard, 27 August 2008, p. 6299; also see Mr Graham Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 23.

[26]      Marilyn Harrington and Peter Yeend, Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008, Bills Digest, 2 September 2008, no 14, p. 16.

[27]      Explanatory Memorandum, [p. 4].

[28]      Explanatory Memorandum, [pp. 5–8].

[29]      Explanatory Memorandum, [pp. 8–16].

[30]      Explanatory Memorandum, [pp. 16–17].

[31]      The SAA 'appropriates money and provides for debt recovery of overpayments in relation to the ABSTUDY scheme'. Explanatory Memorandum, [p. 18].

[32]      Explanatory Memorandum, [p. 18].

[33]      Explanatory Memorandum, [p. 8].

[34]      Explanatory Memorandum, [p. 2].

[35]      Marilyn Harrington and Peter Yeend, Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008, Bills Digest, 2 September 2008, no 14, p. 6.

[36]      The Hon Julia Gillard, Minister for Education, 'Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008', Second reading speech, House Hansard, 27 August 2008, p. 6298.

[37]      The Hon Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Ms Marion Scrymgour MLA, Deputy Chief Minister NT and Minister for Indigenous Policy, 'NT trials to boost school attendance', joint media release, 20 June 2008, http://www.jennymacklin.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/jennymacklin.nsf/content/boost_school_attendance_20june08.htm (accessed 31 October 2008).

[38]      DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 19.

[39]      Commonwealth of Australia, Northern Territory Emergency Response Report of the NTER Review Board, October 2008, p. 9.

[40]      Commonwealth of Australia, Northern Territory Emergency Response Report of the NTER Review Board, October 2008, p. 29.

[41]      Commonwealth of Australia, Northern Territory Emergency Response Report of the NTER Review Board, October 2008, p. 29.

[42]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 6].

[43]      The Hon Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Increasing school attendance in Cannington, Media release, 17 July 2008, http://www.jennymacklin.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/jennymacklin.nsf/print/cannington_17jul08.htm (accessed 31 October 2008).

[44]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [pp. 22–23].

[45]      Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 21.

[46]      DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Answer to question on notice 29, 3 November 2008.

[47]      See for example ACOSS, Submission 5, [pp. 7–8]; National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 8.

[48]      DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 29.

[49]      DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 30. See also National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 8.

[50]      DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraphs 21–25.

[51]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [pp. 10–11].

[52]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 11].

[53]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 7].

[54]      Campbell, D. and Wright, J., Rethinking Welfare School Attendance Policies, 2005, quoted in ACOSS, Submission 5, [pp. 8–9].

[55]      Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 27.

[56]      See for example National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 2; UnitingCare Burnside, Submission 13, p. 3.

[57]      The two submissions in support of the bill were those of The Hon Dr Bob Such, Member for Fisher (South Australia), Submission 3, and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Submission 4.

[58]      For references to research on this topic, see for example Marilyn Harrington and Peter Yeend, 'Social Security and Veterans Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008', Bills Digest, 2 September 2008, no 14, 2008–09, footnotes 3–11 and UnitingCare Burnside, Submission 13, p. 11.

[59]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 2].

[60]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 2].

[61]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 12, paragraph 5; also see Centrecare, Submission 9, p. 1.

[62]      Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Submission 6, p. 1.

[63]      Ms Allingham, Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 59.

[64]      Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 29.

[65]      Mr Macfie, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 1; see also Ms Pengilley and Ms Wodak, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 12.

[66]      Ms Wodak, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 12.

[67]      Ms Strommen, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, pp. 26–27.

[68]      Mr Carter, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 78.

[69]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 19].

[70]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 20]; also see Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Submission 6, p. 5.

[71]      DEEWR and FaCHSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 11.

[72]      National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 10.

[73]      Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 27.

[74]      Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 33.

[75]      Marilyn Harrington and Peter Yeend, Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2007, Bills Digest, 2 September 2008, no 14, 2008–09, p. 15.

[76]      See for example ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 22].

[77]      Mr Hall, Centrelink, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 32.

[78]      DEEWR and FaCHSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 41; see also discussion between Senator Brown and Mr Carters, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 34.

[79]      Marilyn Harrington and Peter Yeend, Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2007, Bills Digest, 2 September 2008, no 14, 2008–09, p. 12.

[80]      Marilyn Harrington and Peter Yeend, Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2007, Bills Digest, 2 September 2008, no 14, 2008–09, p. 12.

[81]      Marilyn Harrington and Peter Yeend, Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2007, Bills Digest, 2 September 2008, no 14, 2008–09, pp. 11–12.

[82]      See for example Ms Turnbull, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 10.

[83]      See Ms Wodak, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 14.

[84]      DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Answer to question on notice 3, 3 November 2008.

[85]      National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 10.

[86]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 12, paragraph 30.

[87]      National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 11.

[88]      Mr Zarb, Playgroup WA, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p.48.

[89]      See for example UnitingCare Burnside, Submission 13, p. 8; Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Submission 6, p. 5; National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 11; CAALAS and NAAJA, Submission 15, p. 25.

[90]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 22].

[91]      National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 12.

[92]      National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 12.

[93]      National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 12.

[94]      Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 30.

[95]      CAALAS and NAAJA, Submission 15, p. 24; also see National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 4.

[96]      UnitingCare Burnside, Submission 13, p. 5.

[97]      National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 10.

[98]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 20]. Also see Ms Jane Stanley, Submission 14.

[99]      ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 2].

[100]    WACOSS, Submission 11, [p.1].

[101]    ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 3]; see also National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 7; Centrecare, Submission 9, p. 2.

[102]    DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Answer to question on notice 29, 3 November 2008.

[103]    ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 20].

[104]    ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 20]; see also National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 7.

[105]    Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, pp. 21 and 34.

[106]    Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 25.

[107]    Mrs Hill, Western Australian Council of State School Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 19.

[108]    See for example Explanatory Memorandum, [p. 14].

[109]    Explanatory Memorandum, [pp. 9–10].

[110]    DEEWR and FaCHSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 48.

[111]    Senator The Hon Chris Evans, Senate Official Hansard, 1 September 2008, pp. 4160–4161.

[112]    Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 32.

[113]    Associate Professor Simpson, Submission 8, pp. 10–11.

[114]    National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 9.

[115]    See for example ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 3]; National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 9.

[116]    ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 22].

[117]    Associate Professor Simpson, Submission 8, pp. 3, 7–8.

[118]    WACOSS, Submission 11, [p.2].

[119]    Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, pp. 23–24.

[120]    Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, pp. 23–24.

[121]    Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 12, pp. 7–9; also see ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 13].

[122]    Ms O'Connor, Submission 19.

[123]    ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 14].

[124]    Campbell, D. and Wright, J., Rethinking Welfare School Attendance Policies, 2005, quoted in ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 9]; National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 6.

[125]    Mrs Hill, Western Australian Council of State School Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 19.

[126]    Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 30.

[127]    Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Halls Creek Engaging Families Trial February–July 2006 Evaluation Report, September 2006, p. 30.

[128]    See for example CAALAS and NAAJA, Submission 15, p. 19.

[129]    Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Submission 6, p. 6.

[130]    Commonwealth of Australia, Northern Territory Emergency Response Report of the NTER Review Board, October 2008, p. 30.

[131]    Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 12, pp. 7–9; also see ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 13].

[132]    UnitingCare Burnside, Submission 13, p. 3; also see WACOSS, Submission 11, [p. 8]; Mrs Walter, Ngala, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p.42.

[133]    WACOSS, Submission 11, [pp. 2, 4]; also see Mr Stevenson, Communicare, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 35.

[134]    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD) Ltd, Submission 2, pp. 3–4; see also Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 12, paragraph 28; and ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 8].

[135]    See for example Mr Eggington, Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 53.

[136]    WACOSS, Submission 11, [p. 4]; also see UnitingCare Burnside, Submission 13, pp. 9–10; Ms Walker, CAALAS, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 19; and Ms Wodak, NAAJA, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 13.

[137]    Mr Stevenson, Communicare, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 35.

[138]    Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Submission 6, pp. 6–9.

[139]    Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Submission 6, p. 7.

[140]    See for example National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 7, p. 9; and Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Submission 6, p. 5.

[141]    ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 21].

[142]    Ms Ash, WACOSS, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 4.

[143]    DEEWR and FaCHSIA, Submission 4, paragraphs 9, 37 and 38.

[144]    Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 32.

[145]    Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 32.

[146]    Ms Pengilley, NAAJA, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 13.

[147]    Miss Walker, CAALAS, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 16.

[148]    Miss Walker, CAALAS, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 20.

[149]    Ms Pengilley, NAAJA, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 13.

[150]    DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Answer to question on notice 13, 3 November 2008.

[151]    CAALAS and NAAJA, Submission 15, p. 2.

[152]    ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 17].

[153]    See for example WACOSS, Submission 11, [p. 5]; Mr Zarb, Playgroup WA, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 43.

[154]    Mr Carter, Anglicare WA, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 81.

[155]    Mr Stevenson, Communicare, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 40.

[156]    Miss Walker, CAALAS, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 20.

[157]    UnitingCare Burnside, Submission 13, pp. 6–7.

[158]    Mrs Hill, Western Australian Council of State School Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 22.

[159]    Mr Hall, Centrelink, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 28.

[160]    Ms Carters, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 22. DEEWR was allocated $0.1 million for staffing.

[161]    Mr Zarb, Playgroup, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 43; Mr Stevenson, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 38.

[162]    Ms Ash, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 2; see also NAAJA, Submission 15, p. 10.

[163]    Ms Allingham, Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 50.

[164]    Mrs Hill, Western Australian Council of State School Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 19

[165]    Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 12, p. 13.

[166]    Mrs Walter, Ngala, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 47; also see for example Mr Eggington, Aboriginal Legal Service, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 53.

[167]    CAALAS and NAAJA, Submission 15, pp. 10–11.

[168]    Mr Hall, Centrelink, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 27.

[169]    Ms Ash, WACOSS, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 7.

[170]    CAALAS and NAAJA, Submission 15, p. 26.

[171]    Ms Cattalini, WACOSS, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 7–8.

[172]    The Hon Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008', Second reading speech, 4 September 2008, http://www.jennymacklin.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/jennymacklin.nsf/content/social_security_bill_04sept08.htm (accessed 2 October 2008).

[173]    DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Answers to questions on notice 40 and 41. 3 November 2008.

[174]    Explanatory Memorandum, [p. 17].

[175]    Mrs Hill, Western Australian Council of State School Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 20.

[176]    DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Answer to question on notice 41, 3 November 2008.

[177]    Ms Beaumont, National Welfare Rights Network, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 16.

[178]    Mr Hall, Mr Kimber and Mr Carters, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, pp. 24–25.

[179]    Mr Lockhart, Submission 1, p. 2.

[180]    ACOSS, Submission 5, [p. 15]; for an outline of some of the differences in state and territory attendance policy, see Associate Professor Simpson, Submission 8, pp. 3–6; Mr Keith A Lockhart, Submission 1, p. 2.

[181]    Mr Carters, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 21.

[182]    DEEWR and FaHCSIA, Submission 4, paragraph 7.

[183]    Ms Cattalini, WACOSS, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 6; Mrs Hill, Western Australian Council of State School Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 20; and Ms Beaumont, National Welfare Rights Network, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 October 2008, p. 13.

[184]    Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, pp. 26–27.

[185]    Mr Hall, Centrelink, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 27.

[186]    Mr Carters, DEEWR, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 November 2008, p. 27.

 

Minority report - Australian Greens

[1] As described by Professor Tony Vinson in his work on poverty postcodes Dropping off the edge: the distribution of disadvantage in Australia. Jesuit Social Services ,2007

[2] The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula Stephens, Re-Launch of the Pelican Foundation, Canberra - 30 Sept 2008.  http://www.ursulastephens.com/

[3] Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula Stephens. Excerpt from Speech at Launch of Anglicare’s Book Creative Tension: Australia’s Social Inclusion Agenda. October 13 2008

[4] Explanatory Memorandum, Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008

[5] ACOSS Hansard, Canberra. WACOSS Hansard, Perth.

[6] Prof. Larissa Behrendt and Ruth McCausland, Welfare Payments and School Attendance: An Analysis of Experimental Policy in Indigenous Education, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology Sydney, August 2008.

Submission 15, CAALAS & NAAJA

Submission 30, Prof. Larissa Behrendt and Ruth McCausland, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology Sydney.

[7] Reference to costs in submission and Hansard

[8] Submission 5, Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS), page 2.

[9] Submission 5, ACOSS, page 4.

[10] Submission 11, Western Australian Council of Social Services (WACOSS), page 1.

[11] Submission 5, ACOSS, page 4.

[12] Chris Sarra, Indigenous Education Leadership Institute, The way forward- Indigenous children of the education revolution. National Press Club, May 2008.

[13] Chris Sarra, Young Black and Deadly: Strategies for improving outcomes for Indigenous students, ACE, 2003.

[14] Chris Sarra, Young Black and Deadly: Strategies for improving outcomes for Indigenous students, ACE, 2003., DEEWR, What Works Program, http://www.whatworks.edu.au/ , Submission 30, Prof. Larissa Behrendt & Ruth McCausland, Jumbunna, University of Technology Sydney, p7-11.

[15] Peter Yu, Marcia Ella Duncan and Bill Gray, Northern Territory Emergency Response: Report of the NTER Review Board, October 2008, p 30. (as quoted in CAALAS submission, p6)

[16] Peter Yu, Marcia Ella Duncan and Bill Gray, Northern Territory Emergency Response: Report of the NTER Review Board.

[17] Peter Yu, Marcia Ella Duncan and Bill Gray, Northern Territory Emergency Response: Report of the NTER Review Board.

[18] Learning lessons - An independent review of Indigenous education in the Northern Territory, Northern Territory Department of Education, Darwin 1999.

[19] Learning lessons - An independent review of Indigenous education in the Northern Territory, Northern Territory Department of Education, Darwin 1999, p1.

[20] Learning lessons - An independent review of Indigenous education in the Northern Territory, Northern Territory Department of Education, Darwin 1999, page 2.

[21] In particular, Submission 30, Prof. Larissa Behrendt and Ruth McCausland provides a comprehensive summary of the range of Australian research into the causes of poor school attendance.

[22] See for instance WACOSS Hansard Perth and Jumbunna, Submission 30, Prof. Larissa Behrendt and Ruth McCausland.

[23] Zubrick et al, Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey, Volume 3 Education, 2006, p116

[24] Ibid, p 115

[25] Submission 30, Prof. Larissa Behrendt & Ruth McCausland, Jumbunna, University of Technology Sydney, p8. See also Behrendt & McCausland, Welfare payments and school attendance: an analysis of experimental policy in Indigenous education, Issues paper for the Australian Education Union, August 2008, p28.

[26] WACOSS, Jumbunna, ALSWA, ...

[27] National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, Ear Trial and School Attendance Project

[28] WACOSS, CAALAS / NAAJA, Behrendt, ACOSS

[29] WACOSS, CAALAS / NAAJA, Behrendt, ACOSS

[30] Peter Yu, Marcia Ella Duncan and Bill Gray, Northern Territory Emergency Response: Report of the NTER Review Board.

[31] DEEWR, Response to questions on notice, question 24.

[32] Submission 11, WACOSS, page 6.

[33] Peter Yu, Marcia Ella Duncan and Bill Gray, Northern Territory Emergency Response: Report of the NTER Review Board, p 31.

[34]  Learning Lessons, Op cit, Page 145

[35] Learning Lessons, Op cit, Page 142

[36] Learning Lessons, Op cit, page 145

[37] DEEWR, What Works, http://www.whatworks.edu.au/

[38] Submission 6, ALSWA, p8-9. See also DEST, Review of the Indigenous Education Direct Assistance Program.

[39] Submission 6, ALSWA, page 11. Foodbank WA (2008) Development and delivery of health promotion campaigns and programs in Western Australia.

[40] Submission 7, Australian Welfare Rights Network (AWRN) page 10.

[41] Submission 7, Australian Welfare Rights Network (AWRN) page 11-12.

[42] ALSWA, CAALAS/NAAJA, AWRN

[43] Submission 6, ALSWA. ALSWA, Hansard, Perth.

[44] Zubrick et al, Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey 2006.

[45] Personal communication

[46] Submission 11, WACOSS, page 7.

[47] DEEWR, Hansard, Canberra

[48] DEEWR, Response to Questions on Notice, Question 14.

[49] Submission5, ACOSS, p23.

[50] Submission 5, ACOSS, p 24.

[51] ACOSS, CAALAS/NAAJA, AWNR, WACOSS, ALSWA

[52] DEEWR, Response to Questions on Notice, Questions 39-41.

[53] Submission 5, ACOSS, page 8.

[54] DEEWR, Response to Questions on Notice, Questions 39.

[55] Hansard, Centrelink, DEEWR & FaHCSIA, Canberra

[56] Second reading speeches

[57] Zubrick et al, Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey, Volume 3 Education, 2006, p.129.

[58] Zubrick et al, Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey, Volume 3 Education, 2006, p.132.