Indigenous children


How the NT intervention is harming children

Income management shames those who live under it and takes us back to the days of the mission. It sets Aboriginal people apart from their fellow Australians, writes Irene Fisher.

Real jobs at Yuendumu – blown away with the Yunparlara

It now looks that Kurdu-kurdu Child Care Centre will close its doors in two weeks – why? – well, it is a bit hard to tell at the moment, writes Bob Gosford.

What are Howard’s compulsory medical checks going to cost?

Forget the human costs of the planned mass medical screenings of Aboriginal children, screenings that may well involve invasive testing. Let’s look at the relevant item numbers under the Medical Benefits Scheme…

John Howard: The transcript

This afternoon, John Howard called a news conference to respond to Little Children are Sacred, the report into s-xual abuse of indigenous children in the Northern Territory. Here is the full transcript…