Government Education Portal - Australia

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Library & Information Resource Network (ATSILIRN)  

URL:  http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/atsilirn/home/index.html

ATSILIRN was established as a support and information network for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people working in libraries and for those people servicing the information needs of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples. ATSILIRN's membership includes students, individuals and organisations that provide information or resource services, with the majority of members coming from library and archival institutions.

Aboriginal Australia Map  

URL:  http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/...al_studies_press/aboriginal_wall_map

The Aboriginal Australia wall map represents work carried out for the Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia. Using the published resources available between 1988 and 1994, the map attempts to represent language, tribal or nation groups of Australia's Indigenous peoples. It is possible to click on grid sections of the map for an enlarged image.

Aboriginal Environments Research Centre (AERC)  

URL:  http://www.uq.edu.au/aerc/

The AERC is a multidisciplinary centre for research and teaching into the culture, environment and architecture of Australian Indigenous peoples. The site presents information about the activities and events of the centre.

ABSTUDY Payment  

URL:  http://www.centrelink.gov.au/...internet.nsf/payments/abstudy.htm

Category:  Financial Assistance  Financial Assistance 

This site outlines the ABSTUDY claim forms and gives information about the questions and documentary requirements for customers claiming ABSTUDY.

ABSTUDY policy manual  

URL:  http://www.dest.gov.au/...ications_resources/abstudy/contents.htm

Category:  Financial Assistance 

The purpose of the ABSTUDY scheme is to address the particular educational disadvantages faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by improving educational outcomes to a level commensurate with the Australian population in general. ABSTUDY policy aims to encourage eligible Indigenous students to take full advantage of available educational opportunities and improve their employment opportunities.

Achieving Equitable and Appropriate Outcomes: Indigenous Australians in Higher Education  

URL:  http://www.backingaustraliasfuture.gov.au/...table_outcomes/1.htm

Category:  Australian 

A ministerial issues paper from the 2002 Higher Education at the Crossroads Review which discusses a wide range of initiatives that may further improve the outcomes of Indigenous people in higher education while acknowledging that improved participation of Indigenous Australians in higher education is highly dependent on improvements in participation in education from early childhood through to secondary education and vocational education and training.

AFTRS Indigenous Program Inititative  

URL:  http://www.aftrs.edu.au/futurestudents/indigenousprogram.aspx

Category:  Financial Assistance 

The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) established the Indigenous Program Initiative (IPI) with a particular focus on identifying and developing key creative initiators in film and television - the producer (creative businessperson), the director (visionary) and the screenwriter (storyteller). This focus has now been broadened to include creative technical contributors in the screen industries and those working in radio broadcasting. IPI administrates two merit-based scholarships, the Myer One Year Indigenous Scholarship and the Macquarie Group Foundation Indigenous Scholarship.

AIATSIS Library: Online Exhibitions  

URL:  http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/library/online_exhibitions

These online exhibitions are part of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Library's Digitisation Program. The primary aim of the program is creating, managing and delivering electronic information resources and services to clients via the AIATSIS website and the Library's catalogue.

AMA Indigenous Peoples' Medical Scholarship Trust Fund  

URL:  http://www.ama.com.au/web.nsf/doc/ween-6tn9kq

This scholarship, provided by the Australian Medical Association, is intended for the assistance and encouragement of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders studying for a medical degree at an Australian University. Applicants must be eligible for ABSTUDY, and must be currently enrolled at an Australian Medical School and completing at least their first year of medicine.

ATSILIRN Protocols: the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resources Network Protocols  

URL:  http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/...rotocols.atsilirn.asn.au/index.html

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services were originally published in 1995 and then updated in 2005. This website provides recommendations for good practice and a place for sharing the 'how to'.