Canberra is weak as piss on grog in the Northern Territory, and several NT Magistrates are angry that their sentencing options for grog-runners have been seriously compromised by the Intervention.
NT Intervention
Drink to the end of an Intervention era
The NT intervention is going military, writes our NT insider, with a leaked invite to a going away party for NT boss of the Department of Family and Community Services, Housing and Indigenous Affairs, Brian Stacey.
Intervention’s welfare management to extend across Australia
The Federal Government will shortly announce the extension of income management Australia-wide as part of its reintroduction of the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory.
Sorry Macklin, but we need a new Indigenous Affairs minister
Kevin Rudd has become an expert in paying lip service to symbolic indigenous issues but his government is failing with the NT intervention and its many faults, writes John Tomlinson. Time to look outside the box?
What happened to the NT intervention?
It’s been over two years since the NT intervention barged into indigenous communities with racist practises that wouldn’t be acceptable in non-indigenous Australia, says Alistair Nicholson.
Green economy could grow remote Australia
Indigenous Australians should be included in debates on the distribution of natural resources, because a green economy presents an opportunity for progress in regional and Indigenous communities, writes Patrick Dodson.
Labor cannot fail Indigenous Australia again
Generally, Labor may have been Aboriginal Australia’s party of choice, but recent challenges with the Coalition implemented NT Intervention highlight Labor’s need to re-engage with Indigenous leadership again, writes The Australian.
We should be welcome UN’s Intervention interfering
Last week, the UN’s special rapporteur on indigenous rights released his criticisms of the NT intervention, much to the chagrin of many Aussie pollies. However, Australia shouldn’t continue to ignore objective international advice, writes Binoy Kampmark.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Peter Costello and the alleged ABC bias
Crikey readers weigh in on Peter Costello and whether the ABC does have an editorial bias, the late US Senator Ted Kennedy and the Northern Territory intervention.
Has Anderson finally gone bush and joined the “anti-interventionistas”?
After consistently supporting the Northern Territory Intervention, former MLA Alison Anderson appears to have done a political backflip and withdrawn her approval of the program, reports Bob Gosford.
Australia: the pot calling the kettle black in the pacific
Australia’s treatment of its own indigenous people seriously undercuts its credibility as a moral leader on human rights in the pacific region, says the Fiji Daily Post.
Racist, not working: UN bashes NT intervention
Make no mistake, the United Nations’ criticism of Australia’s Northern Territory intervention was a flogging of colonial proportions.
Grattan: Keeping the faith
The problems that continue to face indigenous communities, despite repeated government attempts — and failures — to address them doesn’t bode well for the latest plan, says Michelle Grattan, but both sides must retain hope.
UN envoy: NT intervention racist
The UN’s special rapporteur on indigenous rights Professor James Anaya has delivered a damning report card on the NT intervention, labeling it “discriminatory”, “demeaning” and “racist”. Read his full statement here.
Why don’t we hear these stories about Aboriginal Australia?
You might not guess it from the photos in the newspapers, but the largest concentration of Aboriginal people in Australia lives in western Sydney, writes anthropologist Professor Gillian Cowlishaw.
Time to start making sense, Galarrwuy
Aboriginal leader Galarrwuy Yunupingu has dumped a bucket on the NT intervention — a policy that only two years ago had his support Chris Graham is confused.
NT issues are pretty black and white
The political mess that is the NT continues to worsen, with a troubled public service, lack of services to indigenous communities and reliance on the federal government.
Up to their ankles in sewage, a remote community’s patience runs out
The NT community of Ampilatwatja is overrun with raw sewage, and with complete inaction from the government, the residents have finally cracked.
The truth about the NT intervention and government consultation
The government’s community consultation can never, will never stack up in court as resembling anything like “informed consultation” with Aboriginal people.
Mungo MacCallum: Calling for a government restructure to address Aboriginal issues
The one size fits all approach of the intervention is plainly inappropriate to societies as diverse as Indigenous Australia, writes Mungo MacCallum.
Australia’s human rights record under attack
Australia’s human rights record has come under scrutiny by the international watchdog, writes Dan Ziffer.
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.
Who speaks for Aboriginal people? You, Warren Mundine?
With the NT Intervention again in the news, Kim Hill wasn’t pulling his punches.
What if the Senate held an inquiry into remote stores — and nobody came?
On 5 February, 2008, the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Affairs held one of its two scheduled public hearings. One witness turned up, writes Bob Gosford.
Yeast search raises questions about NT police powers
Respected members of the Galiwin’ku community on Elcho Island, NT, have had their house searched by police looking for yeast, without a warrant, writes Eleri Harris.
