Police are victims of the dysfunctional communication systems of the Northern Territory Emergency Response as much as the Aboriginal people they are employed to serve, writes Claire Smith.
NT Intervention
Intervention tension festers in the Territory
The postponement of the NTER Review Board report is characteristic of the whole unhappy intervention adventure, writes Graham Ring.
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.
Killing CDEP softly? Reforming workfare in remote Australia
The harsh reality masked by a complex proposed reform package of Indigenous employment programs is that from 31 March 2010 the CDEP program will disappear, writes John Altman.
A UN declaration: Did you hear the one about…
There’s a very real chance that Rudd addressing the UN might lead to the spawning of a cruel international joke, writes Chris Graham.
Why workshops are bad for Indigenous health
There is a lingering hope beating in many hearts that the government is the logical place to turn to for leadership and reform in indigenous health, writes Tess Lea.
Why the NT Intervention might be good news
In an ideal world we would not have workforce shortages anywhere in Australia. But we do. And just maybe the NT Intervention is an effective short term way of recruiting new blood, writes Dr Sue Page.
Rage, identity, class and the Aboriginal laboratory
Greer says it’s not the grief that kills you. You can live with grief and people do — it’s the RAGE that slowly does you in. It was like she lit a match and stuck it under “Sorry Day’” writes Wednesday Kennedy.
Indigenous doctors thumbs down for NT intervention
If this is an independent and transparent process, then I’m a monkey’s uncle, writes Melissa Sweet.
Questions for Jenny Macklin
Some questions concerning the proposed Federal law to fine parents of non-attending students.
A nurse’s perspective: Scrap the wasteful NT intervention
The NT Intervention threw money in the wrong direction.
NT Intervention: Let’s inject some science to the debate
I am seriously concerned that the push to shut down remote indigenous communities deemed to be economically unviable seems to be gathering momentum, writes Professor Kerin O’Dea.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
It looks as though the parenting in remote Aboriginal communities might have something going for it after all.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
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NT Intervention: How income management is hurting my mum
It was deeply distressing to me to witness the devastating and debilitating effect that aspects of the intervention have had on my Elcho family, writes Darwin resident John Greatorex.
Howard’s NT Intervention promises: a progress report
Cut through the spin and read this rundown for a point by point analysis of what Howard promised and what was delivered, writes Chris Graham.
NT intervention: we’re actually getting somewhere
This week’s leaked Situation Reports suggest that the white bureaucracy might actually be getting somewhere in Indigenous affairs, writes Chris Graham.
Intervention Anniversary: The chaos turned some to drink
Some Aboriginal people have been caught in the administrative chaos that followed the rushed Intervention announcement, particularly in its early stages, writes Siobhan McDonnell.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
It’s been no secret that Crikey had misgivings about the Howard/Brough Northern Territory Intervention from day one.
Rudd government’s report card on the intervention
Crikey has obtained a copy of the full Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torees Strait Islander Affairs Work Plan for 2008/2009, writes Sophie Black.
Reflections on the NT Intervention– one year on
It was nearly a year ago when I first wrote about the ‘national emergency’ suggesting that it would prove to be another failed experiment in Indigenous affairs, writes Jon Altman.
Intervention Anniversary: a positive difference for one community
Critics preoccupied by the temporary suspension of the Racial Discrimination Act should do a deeper analysis of what’s meant by discrimination, writes Bob Durnan. The intervention’s worked for us.
NT intervention leak: a year on, it’s a shambles
Crikey has been leaked a weekly progress report on the Northern Territory Intervention. Progress is slow. And costly. Sophie Black reports.
Tips and rumours
Wesfarmers has not been able to make headway at Coles against the entrenched culture. Long term senior managers feeling somewhat relieved at having survived the first wave of the Wesfarmers takeover activity. As the Wesfarmers team now hand over to Ian McLeod to manage, Coles managers have been a bit puzzled at the gentleness of […]
Labor rejects AMA’s bedside manner
The AMA has systematically botched its relationship with Labor since Rosanna Capolingua became president; now it’s paying the price, writes Bernard Keane.
