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Position Papers
Remote Engagement Program Submission to Discussion Paper
Executive Summary Cape York Institute (CYI) shares the Commonwealth Government's commitment to abolishing the Community Development Program (CDP) and welcomes ...
Read More Submission: The Indigenous incarceration crisis: The Queensland Productivity Commission response is inadequate
Submission by the Cape York Institute to the Senate Inquiry on the Development of Bauxite Resources near Aurukun in Cape ...
Read More Submission: Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management and Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019
Submission by Cape York Institute to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income ...
Read More Submission to the Productivity Commission, Issues Paper for an Indigenous Evaluation Strategy, June 2019
Over the past 20 years there have been regular calls for more and better evaluation, but we cannot take a ...
Read More Cape York Institute Submission: Alcohol Education Trial in Aurukun Township
Critical considerations for the community of Aurukun before alcohol re-introduced. CYI-sub-proposed-Alcohol-Trial-Aurukun-for-ASC
Read More Queensland Government Thriving Communities approach: Slogan or Substance?
Critique of the Queensland Government Thriving Communities, produced by Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership. Download paper
Read More Submission: ‘We’re black – we don’t matter’. The neglected special needs of First Nations students in Queensland schools
Submission by Cape York Partnership to the Deloitte Access Economics review into disability policy in Queensland state schools being conducted ...
Read More Submission: A fair go for Aurukun
Submission by the Cape York Institute to the Senate Inquiry on the Development of Bauxite Resources near Aurukun in Cape ...
Read More Establishing an Indigenous Body in the Constitution
Supplementary Submission to the Joint Select Committee in January 2015 Download paper
Read More Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Submission to the Joint Select Committee in October 2014\ Download paper
Read More Tribal Wealth: An inclusive prosperity agenda
The Tribal Wealth paper was written for the i20 Business Lunch to stimulate discussion and ideas. Download paper
Read More Constitutional Reform Expert Panel Submission
Constitutional reform proposal written in September 2011. Constitutional-Reform-Proposal-2011
Read More The ‘gammon economy’ of Cape York: Lessons for nation building in Pacific island countries
Paper published in the Development Bulletin 70 in April 2006. Download paper
Read More Freedom, capabilities and the Cape York reform agenda
This paper was presented at a Centre for Independent Studies Forum at the ASX. Download paper
Read More Can Cape York communities be economically viable?
This paper explores this question of the economic viability of Cape York communities in further detail. Download paper
Read More Building Indigenous capital: removing obstacles to participation in the real economy
Paper written by Cape York Institute in July 2004. Download paper
Read More Three spheres of action
Paper exploring the concept of ‘community’ in the government and policy sphere. Download paper
Read More Bending to dysfuntion, bending to the problems
This paper stresses the need to maintain high standards and expectations when developing programs to address dysfunctional behaviour. 10-20Bending-20to-20dysfunction-20bending-20to-20the-20problems
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