The Torres Strait is a strait which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea.

Aboriginal Hostels provide 3,300 beds for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the country.

This was the first occasion a ship was navigated through Torres Strait from west to east.

In 1978 an agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea determined the maritime border in the Torres Strait.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the cross border region of Australia and Papua New Guinea

The Commission manages the Employment and Capability Strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employees, which is aimed at

The indigenous education programmes are based on the 21 goals of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy.

The maternal mortality ratio for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women continues to be higher than that for non indigenous women.

To help address the fact that the incidence of and deaths from cervical cancer among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women is significantly and disproportionately high compared to non indigenous women, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Forum has been supported by the Department of Health and Ageing since 2000.

Stabilizing numbers over the next two years, then increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' employment in the mainstream Australian Public Service

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women continue to have their first and subsequent babies at significantly younger ages than non indigenous mothers.

In the 2001 Australian national census, the population of the islands was recorded as 8,089, though many more live outside of Torres Strait in Australia.

It was also the first occasion a ship was navigated through the Coral Sea from Torres Strait, south eastward to the southward of New Caledonia.

Although some of the Torres Strait islands lie just off the coast of New Guinea, they were annexed in 1879 by Queensland, then a British colony.

Please provide information on what other strategies, including awareness raising, are in place to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's access to health care services.

Please provide information on what other strategies, including awareness raising, are in place to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's access to health care services.

Supporting agencies to align strategies that promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment with their broader strategies for achieving business outcomes through workforce planning and capability development

Increased capacity in the health and community workforce to address all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and blood borne viruses.

5 Information on the Employment and Capability Strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employees is taken from the Australian Public Service Commission website www.apsc.gov.au indigenousemployment index.html.

The Committee is concerned about the abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), the main policymaking body in Aboriginal affairs consisting of elected indigenous representatives.

In 2001 2002, total expenditure on health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples was AUS 1.8 billion, or 2.8 per cent of total national health expenditure.

In July 2004, programmes previously administered by the Indigenous Law and Justice Branch of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services were transferred to the Attorney General's Department.

A song called Marrin Gamu, created for primary school children and teachers to promote the diversity and beauty of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, is proving just that.

Time to Say NO . A 15 page booklet containing information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, families and the community is available, in addition to posters featuring the indigenous ambassadors.

In its previous concluding comments, the Committee encouraged the Government to collect statistical data on the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in the workforce (A 52 38 Rev.1, para.

A national strategy, Partners in a Learning Culture, and an accompanying blueprint for implementation are in place to address the underrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in vocational and educational training.

In its previous concluding comments, the Committee encouraged the Government to collect statistical data on the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in the workforce (A 52 38 Rev.1, para.

These population characteristics coupled with more general health risk factors, such as higher smoking rates and incidence of sexually transmitted infections, increase the risks for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women during childbirth.

Through its Community Legal Services Programme, the Government funds seven organizations across Australia to operate the specialist Indigenous Women's Projects, providing culturally appropriate legal aid services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

The Attorney General's Department funds the Law and Justice Advocacy programme, which supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in their pursuit of social, cultural, economic and political rights through the legal system.

In its previous concluding comments,1 the Committee encouraged the Government to collect statistical data on the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in decision making, politics, administration and the judiciary (para.

The Forum gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, in consultation with their own communities, the opportunity to develop and implement proactive, health promoting strategies in relation to cervical screening at the national level.

In its previous concluding comments,1 the Committee encouraged the Government to collect statistical data on the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in decision making, politics and administration and the judiciary (para.

Life expectancy estimates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians born in the period 1996 2001 indicate that life expectancy at birth is around 18 years lower than the average life expectancy for all Australians.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 1.4 times more likely than non indigenous women to visit hospital for pregnancy and childbirth related issues, experiencing higher rates of perinatal mortality and adverse maternal outcomes, including death.

Mr. Mondriguez Torres withdrew.

By March 2004 all of the mainland State libraries, the Northern Territory Library, the National Film and Sound Archive, the Australian War Memorial and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies had become participants.

Between 1997 and 1999, the six deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women gave an indigenous mortality ratio of 23.5 deaths per 100,000 confinements compared with 6.7 for non indigenous women, which is three times lower.

The goals can be grouped under four main headings involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in educational decision making equality of their access to education services equity of educational participation and equitable and appropriate educational outcomes.

In addition, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a significantly lower life expectancy and experience lower levels of access to health services than the general population, and are nearly twice as likely to live outside urban centres.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has tabled a number of reports that analyse the background, statistics and experiences of indigenous women exposed to the justice system.

In its previous concluding comments, the Committee was concerned that the situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait women, as well as those of migrant women, had been further compromised by an apparent rise in racism and xenophobia in Australia (para.

In its previous concluding comments, the Committee was concerned that the situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, as well as those of migrant women, had been further compromised by an apparent rise in racism and xenophobia in Australia (para.

Photo by Spear Torres. Used with permission.

Illegal immigration Due to the proximity to the Papua New Guinea mainland, the northern Torres Strait islands have been experiencing significant numbers of illegal long term residents from Papua New Guinea, putting significant strain on scarce local resources such as fresh water.