Local government in the Anmatjere (Ti Tree) region, 200km north of Alice Springs, identified high Aboriginal unemployment as a core issue for sustainable regional development. Unemployment (as conventionally defined) is high despite the availability of seasonal labour jobs in an expanding horticulture industry in the region. This research used the sustainable livelihoods framework (SLF) as a tool to help understand the complex and related factors that affect local people’s access to employment and livelihood activities. We interviewed more than seventy people in the Anmatjere region. The demographic profile of the interviewees parallels that of the Anmatjere region where there is a predominantly Aboriginal population. ...
Anderson, L., van Klinken, R. D., and Shepherd, D. (2008). Aerially surveying Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) in the Pilbara. In: 'A Climate of Change in the Rangelands. Proceedings of the 15th Australian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference'. (Ed. D. Orr) 4 pages. (Australian Rangeland Society: Australia).
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