It’s been no secret that Crikey had misgivings about the Howard/Brough Northern Territory Intervention from day one.
NT Intervention
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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.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
On Saturday, it will be a year since the Northern Territory intervention. It’s a pretty good time to reflect…
NT Intervention anniversary: Why the media needs to lift its game
Over the last twelve months we have seen a dramatic shift in the way issues pertaining to the NT intervention are reported, writes James Ward.
What we think of the intervention: two NT pediatricians report
It is our very great fear that the millions of dollars spent on child health checks during phase one of the NT intervention have mostly been wasted, writes Dr Rob Roseby and Dr Andrew White.
Should Justice Reeves excuse himself from NT Intervention case?
Northern Territory-based Federal Court judge John Reeves had a direct involvement in the Intervention. So why is he hearing a case that involves it, asks Sophie Black.
Time to intervene in the employment of Intervention doctors
A Remote Area Health Corps Agency is to be established to recruit and deploy health professionals to remote Indigenous communities in the NT. About time, writes Dr Glynis Johns.
Can we ever “close the gaps” in Indigenous outcomes?
For the past 25 years, successive governments have trumpted their plans to tackle indigenous disadvantage in this country. But when it comes to closing the gap, the future doesn’t look bright, writes Jon Altman.
Speak kids’ language to understand Indigenous s-xual abuse
Police investigating child abuse allegations in Nhulunbuy are failing to utilise local interpreters to communicate with the alleged victims, writes a local observer.
Meanwhile … The intervention arrives in Utopia
The army arrived in Utopia last week. They have come to check the children but they should have asked me or one of the other doctors who has recently worked in the community first. It could have saved the interventionalists a lot of time, writes Simon Quilty.
Why “one size fits all” doesn’t work in Indigenous communities
As the Federal Government considers what changes are needed to the NT Intervention, it might wish to learn from the impressive efforts of three Aboriginal communities in Arnhem Land which have been working to prevent youth substance misuse and to increase respect for culture, writes Kylie Lee and Kate Conigrave.
What the intervention will mean for communities this Christmas
The first decisions by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, on the intervention in the Northern Territory give a clear indication of the direction the Rudd Labor government is likely to take in this matter, writes Claire Smith.
The NT intervention is unravelling: Altman
Fortunately, the full intervention fiasco has only been rolled out to a handful of communities. This was because of incompetence resulting from lack of adequate consultation and reluctance to collaborate with effective community-based Indigenous organizations. So calling an immediate moratorium on the intervention and urgently reviewing its workability and sustainability would make good policy sense, writes Jon Altman.
Abolishing CDEP: Coming soon to a community near you
The abolition of CDEP under the federal government’s Northern Territory intervention is proceeding in many Indigenous communities, but the transition process isn’t always a smooth one, reports Thomas Hunter..
Maningrida v the government: it’s the vibe
Reggie Wurridjal, a traditional owner of the Maningrida land in Arnhem Land, claims the Government’s compulsory acquisition of land and other property as part of the emergency intervention in the Northern Territory is not “on just terms” and therefore constitutionally invalid. And just like Darryl Kerrigan, he’s taking his claim all the way to the High Court.
Why do Aboriginal people have to give up rights for services?
I don’t support the NT intervention, and I happen to think that Mal Brough is an all-singing, all-dancing clown. But I do think Aboriginal kiddies in the central desert finally getting access to a basic health check is a good thing. And I think it’s great that some Aboriginal communities are, for the first time in their history, seeing a full-time police presence.
What indigenous health experts think of the NT intervention
Indigenous researchers with expertise in Aboriginal child protection have warned that the intervention may do more harm than good, writes Melissa Sweet.
NT intervention: kids grilled on housing standards
Aboriginal kids as young as six are being asked to give environmental health assessments of their houses—and their interrogators are not housing experts, but the doctors and nurses carrying out the medical checks, writes Anna Lamboys.
How the NT intervention will devastate one East Arnhem community
I would guess that there are few people who have even a moderate understanding of the breadth of the impact that the intervention is going to have on the East Arnhem population, writes John Greatorex of the Intervention Reform Coalition of Darwin.
