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• House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs [Search]
  Committee home page (on Parliament of Australia website)
• Inquiry into Indigenous Businesses (1997) [Search]
  This Inquiry was never finished, there is no report. Information available includes terms of reference and submissions received (on Parliament of Australia website)
• Inquiry into Indigenous Employment (2005 - ) [Search]
  This is an Inquiry into positive factors and examples amongst Indigenous communities and individuals, which have improved employment outcomes in both the public and private sectors (on Parliament of Australia website)
• Inquiry into the Needs of Urban Dwelling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (2000-2001) [Search]
  This inquiry looked at social and policy issues. The report, “We can do it!” looks at the issues of service delivery, involvement in decision making, the needs of Indigenous young people, maintenance of culture, economic independence and housing needs (on Parliament of Australia website)
• Many Ways Forward: Inquiry into Capacity Building in Indigenous Communities (2003-2004) [Search]
  This Inquiry attempted to find policy responses to Indigenous disadvantage, and was primarily been concerned with measures to improve the delivery of services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (on Parliament of Australia website)
• Torres Strait Islanders: a New Deal - A Report on Greater Autonomy for Torres Strait Islanders (1997) [Search]
  The Report’s recommendations include that the current governing bodies, (which are Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA), ATSIC and the Shire Council) be replaced by an elected Torres Strait Regional Assembly with the co-operation of the Queensland and Federal Governments (on Parliament of Australia website)
• Unlocking the Future: Inquiry into the Reeves Report on the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 ( 1998-1999) [Search]
  The 1998 report Building on Land Rights for the Next Generation: The Review of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 by John Reeves QC proposed very substantial changes, including the break-up of the major land councils. This Inquiry considered that Report, and then recommended that the legislations should not be amended without further consultation with Aboriginal groups (on Parliament of Australia website)