Boyd Hunter

Biographic Data

ID3714243
NAMEBoyd Hunter
GIVEN NAMESBoyd
FAMILY NAMEHunter
SIGNATUREHUNTER B
AFFILIATIONSAustralian National University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS46
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX4

  • Taking the long view: Indigenous employment 1981–2021

    Open AccessChristian Eva, Matthew Gray et al.ARTICLEJournal of Industrial Relations2026

    This paper presents an analysis of Indigenous employment trends in Australia from 1981 to 2021, using nine iterations of 5-yearly Census data. It offers the most consistent long-term estimates available and situates these trends within broader shifts in the Australian labour market. Three key findings emerge. First, the overall increase in Indigenous employment over the 40-year period is primarily driven by the substantial rise in employment amon…

  • Expectations, economics, and externalities of the Indigenous business sector

    Christian Eva, Jessica Harris et al.ARTICLEJournal of Australian indigenous…2023

    The Indigenous business sector in Australia is a facilitator of Indigenous economic self-determination, community development, the utilisation of Indigenous knowledge, and the creation of enhanced employment opportunities for Indigenous people.Social impact initiatives and social entrepreneurship are a hallmark of many Indigenous businesses.Supply Nation (2018) found that for every dollar of revenue, Supply Nation Certified Businesses created an …

  • The Impact of Drought on Mental Health in Rural and Regional Australia

    Open AccessBen Edward, Ben Edwards et al.ARTICLESocial Indicators Research2015Cited by: 19References: 20

  • Continuity and change in the Community Development Employment Projects Scheme (CDEP)

    Open AccessBrittany Hunter, Boyd Hunter et al.ARTICLEAustralian Journal of Social Issues2013Cited by: 1References: 3

    The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme is an example of an Indigenous‐specific program that combines community development and labour market program elements. This paper describes the nature of CDEP employment in 2008 and the extent to which it changed between 1994 and 2008. The paper also compares a selection of economic and social outcomes of CDEP participants with those of persons who were employed outside of CDEP, unemplo…

  • The Use of Social Surveys to Measure Drought and the Impact of Drought

    Open AccessBrittany Hunter, Boyd Hunter et al.ARTICLESocial Indicators Research2013Cited by: 4References: 10

  • Undercounts in Offender Data and Closing the Gap Between Indigenous and Other Australians

    Open AccessBrittany Hunter, Boyd Hunter et al.ARTICLEAustralian Journal of Social Issues2011Cited by: 4References: 10

    Closing the gaps between Indigenous and other Australian outcomes is a central concern of contemporary policy. The Re‐Offending Database (ROD), which has been collated by the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), offers a unique opportunity to analyse data quality issues in an important source of administrative data for Indigenous people. This paper provides several independent estimates of the population of Indigenous…

  • Explaining Social exclusion: Towards Social Inclusion for Indigenous Australians

    Open AccessBrittany Hunter, Boyd Hunter et al.ARTICLEAustralian Journal of Social Issues2010Cited by: 5References: 16

    Current policy often focuses on ‘Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage’ by simultaneously addressing multiple deficits that many Indigenous people experience relative to other Australians. International literature often frames such issues in terms of the contested concepts of social exclusion and social inclusion. This paper attempts to analyse what Indigenous social inclusion might look like in a plural society such as Australia. In addition to con…

  • Assessing the evidence on Indigenous socioeconomic outcomes: A focus on the 2002 Natsiss

    Open AccessBrittany Hunter, Boyd Hunter et al.BOOKAssessing the evidence on…2006Cited by: 4References: 6

    Assessing the evidence on Indigenous socioeconomic outcomes ix Comparison of education and training data collected in NATSIS

  • The labour market dynamics of Indigenous Australians

    Open AccessMatthew Gray, Brittany Hunter et al.ARTICLEJournal of Sociology2005Cited by: 4References: 10

    To date, the analysis of the reasons for the labour market disadvantage of Indigenous Australians has been constrained by the absence of longitudinal data on labour force status. This article uses the only extant large-scale longitudinal survey of the labour force outcomes of Indigenous Australians to analyse both labour market dynamics and the determinants of labour market success. The analysis reveals high rates of movements between labour forc…

  • Health Expenditure, Income and Health Status Among Indigenous and Other Australians

    Matthew Gray, M C Gray et al.BOOKHealth expenditure, income and…2004Cited by: 2

    Using data from the 1995 National Health Survey (NHS) this study asks the question—what is the relationship between income, health expenditure and health status for the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in Australia? Income is generally seen as an indicator of ability to address the need for health expenditure, and as a factor in influencing health status. The

  • Does Crime Affect Employment Status? The Case of Indigenous Australians

    Open AccessJeff Borland, Brittany Hunter et al.ARTICLEEconomica2000Cited by: 3

    A significant cost for individuals who have contact with the criminal justice system is the potential effect on employment status. In this study the effect of arrest on the employment status of indigenous Australians is examined using data from the 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey. Having been arrested is found to reduce the probability of employment. The size of the effect is estimated to be between 10 % and 20 % for ma…