How many remote Northern Territory schools have fallen below par in terms of attendance rates? NT Education Minister Chris Burns has spoken of a “bold new strategy” to curb falling attendance.
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NT, the Montara oil spill and the regulatory ‘dog that didn’t bark’
Yesterday Federal Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson tabled the Report of inquiry into the oil spill at the Montara Wellhead Platform in the Timor Sea in August 2009 — and gave the NT government the kind of kick in the teeth you’d normally reserve for your political enemies.
NT education policy is a giant croc
Both state and federal governments are launching all kinds of madcap schemes to lure kids back to school in the NT. Hopefully this will lead to the beginning of the end for its “magic realist” education policy, writes Piers Kelly.
Where does Garrett stand on the McArthur River Mine?
A surprise decision by the Federal Court in late December will cause real headaches for both the Commonwealth and Northern Territory Governments, writes Bob Gosford.
Mapuru school kids “starving” for maths and English
If you are a black parent don’t expect your kids to get the same access to schooling as white kids. It just doesn’t work that way in the Northern Territory, writes Linda Miller.
Mungo: The permit system should stay
So it’s back to work, and the Rudd government’s honeymoon is already over – at least it is if the Murdoch press has anything to say about it., writes Mungo MacCallum.
Ducking for cover as nuclear waste heads for the Territory
The Howard Government has demonstrated extreme disregard for public opinion since they announced the NT dump plan. Building a federal radioactive dump should involve opportunity for input from affected communities at every stage of the process. Instead we have lacklustre Dave Tollner MP, the CLP federal member for Solomon and Senator Scullion continuing to act with contempt and indifference for people they are elected to represent, writes Natalie Wasley.
Tips and rumours
An interesting portrait on Wikipedia. I had a look at the John Howard Wikipedia entry this morning. At the top RH side is a link to a photo, which when clicked linked to this (very graphic, not for the easily offended, you’ve been warned) URL. SBSi are treated with disdain. Further to Matt Campbell vs SBSi tip today […]
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says – 7 August, 2007
Two quotes to consider as the House of Representatives today casts a hasty eye over the 500-plus pages of legislative framework for the government’s Northern Territory intervention…
Tips and rumours
Everyone up here working in Aboriginal child health and sexual assault knows that the medical checks are at best a waste of time and money and good intentions and at worst, going to make things worse for those of us already working with Aboriginal communities. The best that can be done is to try and […]
ABA slush fund: federal housing funded with indigenous money
Following yesterday’s report that Brough misused ABA funds and transferred ABA funds to his Queensland electorate at the time, Crikey can reveal that the federal government has allocated $20 million in Aboriginal mining royalties to fund public housing.
Richard Farmer: time to play Prime Minister
Six months spent sniping at real and perceived character weaknesses of Kevin Rudd have not ended the new Labor Leader’s honeymoon. A popular budget with tax and other handouts for all, while still maintaining the reputation for fiscal rectitude, has come and gone with the opinion polls hardly bouncing.
Little Children vs the PM: same same but different?
The Federal Government was motivated to act on the s-xual abuse of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory’s Aboriginal communities by Little Children are Sacred. But how closely does it follow the report’s recommendations?
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…
