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Former prime minister John Howard defends NT Intervention after police commissioner apology speech
7 months, 1 week ago

Former prime minister John Howard defends NT Intervention after police commissioner apology speech

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It's been one fortnight since Northern Territory Police Commissioner Michael Murphy apologised for "harms and injustices" caused by the force against Indigenous Territorians. Less than 20 years ago, the NT Emergency Response – colloquially known as the NT Intervention – saw public servants, military officers and police descend on Mr Dhamarrandji's community of Milingimbi, disrupting customary law and causing widespread …

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Residents who lived through the NT intervention plead for governments to 'listen', 15 years on
2 years, 8 months ago

Residents who lived through the NT intervention plead for governments to 'listen', 15 years on

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The intervention rolled into the Northern Territory like an unseasonal storm. "To us, it was like there wasn't any blue skies around us, it was covered with thick grey clouds – when the intervention came, it was like that," he said. Ms Caton, who now chairs peak advocacy body Aboriginal Housing NT and is Yilli Rreung Housing's chief executive, said …

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Tension within NT Labor Party over fracking ban, Chief Minister seeks federal intervention
7 years, 5 months ago

Tension within NT Labor Party over fracking ban, Chief Minister seeks federal intervention

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The man who was once billed as the first Northern Territory-born Chief Minister who would stand up to Canberra has used his federal Labor Party colleagues to call to heel the rank-and-file membership of his local Labor branch. Michael Gunner's move has caused internal discord within NT Labor between rank-and-file members in the Left faction and his own Cabinet, which …

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Growing up under the NT intervention: 10 years later, what has changed?
7 years, 9 months ago

Growing up under the NT intervention: 10 years later, what has changed?

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Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the controversial Northern Territory Emergency Response, better known as the intervention. "The issue of Indigenous family violence and especially of the abuse and neglect of children — had been raised for many years at the highest levels by concerned Aboriginal people, communities and organisations," she says. Ms Anderson says almost 20 years ago, …

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A decade on from the NT intervention, the 'torment of powerlessness' lives on
7 years, 9 months ago

A decade on from the NT intervention, the 'torment of powerlessness' lives on

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Ten years ago, the military rolled into an Australian town. Indigenous leader and health expert Pat Turner laments the intervention as a "complete violation of the human rights of Aboriginal people". A University of Technology Sydney report, Listening but not Hearing, concluded that "the government's consultation process has fallen short of Australia's obligation to consult with Indigenous peoples in relation …

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Aboriginal health body calls for taskforce to tackle child sex abuse in NT
8 years, 11 months ago

Aboriginal health body calls for taskforce to tackle child sex abuse in NT

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The safety and protection of Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory has slipped from the public's consciousness since the Commonwealth's intervention, a peak Aboriginal health organisation has said. Key points: Push for Government, police and Indigenous leaders to join forces to stop child abuse AMSANT taking leadership role in tackling the "alarming" problem Children's Commissioner Colleen Gwynne says abuse a …

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