Remote Australia Online Database

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Remote Australia Online Search is an aggregator of evidence-based reports and resources about remote Australia. Given the vast and often multifaceted issues surrounding the remote regions and its people, Remote Australia Online is a one stop shop for authoritative research on topics that impact remote regions and their people. Topics include education and its pathways, policy, social and cultural welfare, infrastructure, communication and natural resource management.

What’s also special and unique about this online platform are the numerous types of content found within the database. A simple key word search on a particular topic reveal surprising results, for example see fire stick management.

Some major topics include Sovereignty, Treaty, Native Title, Self-determination, Language, Fire Stick Management, Conservation, Climate Change, Drought, Bushtucker, Native Foods etc.

There is a diverse group of publishers and authors:
  • United Nations
  • UN-Convention of Biological Diversity
  • World Trade Organization
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
  • International Labor Organization
  • Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics
  • CSIRO
  • Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health
  • Indigenous Justice Clearninghouse
  • Cooperative Research Centre for Northern Australia
  • Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
You can search by region, state or territory using a simple key word search, and results can be refined using 17 source types.

Anyone can submit a resource for consideration however it must meet certain guidelines. This portal is designed to be a comprehensive first point of contact for remote Australia knowledge users and content needs to both useful and valid.

Remote Australia Online is designed for those who want to delve deeper into the complexities of remote Australia: its intricate and interconnected networks, the geographical, social, cultural and environmental influences, its opportunities, challenges, and to understand just what makes this unique region tick (NintiOne).


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