Federal Intervention in NT Indigenous Communities

Firstly a big hello to anyone reading this,

Just a bit of an update- decided to do the question on federal intervention in NT Indigenous Communities. Thought it would be a good topic because it’s something that’s been in the news and papers for ages yet I don’t really know all that much about it.

At this point in time this is my understanding of the issue:
As of the 21st of June this year the federal government has taken control of 60 remote aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory to attempt to overcome problems of child abuse. While the government has received public support for addressing the issue most are unhappy with its approach fearing they may do more harm than good.

Only at the initial info gathering stage and I must say there are a lot of opinions out there and to be honest I’m a bit nervous writing publicly about such a serious and sensitive issue.

You can follow the links to the APS statement on the issue (http://www.psychology.org.au/news/media_releases/13July2007)
and a summary of The little children are sacred report
(http://www.nt.gov.au/dcm/inquirysaac/report_summary.html) commissioned by the NT government (responsible for triggering the actions of the federal government) for a bit of background info if you’re interested.

Also found some useful articles on the ABC website (http://www.abc.net.au/news/tag/child-abuse/default_9.htm) which gives a few different opinions on the matter.


Would be great to hear from anyone with any opinions or comments!!!!!!!!

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