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    The site offers information on: the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families, including the Full Report and the Summary Report; native title, including annual Native Title Reports; Indigenous deaths in custody, including the Indigenous Deaths in Custody 1988-1996 Report; annual reports on Indigenous social justice; education programs; statistics on Indigenous issues; speeches; links and contact information for other relevant organisations.

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    Report of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission on a reference from the Attorney-General. Investigates the implications of the rapid development and use of new technologies in electronic commerce and the provision of government and other services, examines the difficulties and restrictions faced, advises on options for use of digital technology in removing barriers to access to government and business information and services, conducts an audit of the accessibility of Australian government and business internet sites, advises on needs and options for education or training to promote equal access to electronic information and services, suggests strategies for avoiding the marginalisation of these groups as a result of the use by service providers of such technologies, and suggests minimum standards.

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    ACON's prevention education work targets groups such as ATSI, Asian gay men, mature aged men and youths.

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    The AIDS Council of SA (ACSA) is South Australia's peak community based HIV/AIDS organisation.ACSA seeks to promote the best health and quality of life for those people in the community affected by AIDS. ACSA works to achieve its aims by advocating for the interests of those affected byAIDS virus, and through providing a wide range of quality education, information, care and support services. ACSA also provides a range of HIV information services which are available to the general South Australian community

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    Category: Human Welfare

    ALSO is made up of two arms. The ALSO Foundation carries out fundraising activities to help fund the philantropic activities of the ALSO Care and Benevolent Society (Inc.) which brings assistance and support to the Gay, Lesbian and Transgender community. ALSO awards a number of annual community grants. Its services include rural outreach, coming out support and older person's needs assessment. The ALSO Business & Community Directory is now available online.

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    Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR) Workshops are designed for managers, human resource professionals, government employees, business people, educators, labour relations specialists, health care professionals, lawyers, people who want to be professional mediators, and others who negotiate or deal with conflict.

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    The atlas of global inequality explores aspects of inequality using online, downloadable maps and graphics. The Atlas seeks to shed light on the debate about whether poverty is rising or falling and to broaden discussion to include aspects of inequality beyond income measures and beyond aggregated national statistics. It includes sections on health, gender and income inequality as well as teaching and learning suggestions suitable for adaptation for upper secondary students.

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    Category: Human Welfare

    This report on welfare services in Australia includes indicators of the welfare of Australia's population, ageing and aged care services, disability and disability services, assistance for housing, services for people experiencing homelessness, and welfare services expenditure and labour force. It also features an extended chapter on children, youth and families. Published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

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    A comprehensive, annotated listing of Australian and international literature, designed to support research in the sociological, political, policy,welfare and educational dimensions of citizenship.

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    The Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse is a national resource on issues of domestic and family violence. It provides a central point for the collection and dissemination of Australian domestic and family violence policy, practice and research. The Clearinghouse also provides information on international efforts to end these forms of violence. The Clearinghouse produces quarterly newsletters and issue papers available online. Two searchable databases on research and resources, and on practice are also available online.