The Northern Territory intervention initiated by the Howard Government is still in full force under the Rudd Goverment. Yet while there have been a range of publications about the intervention there really is nothing that indicates whether it’s succeeding.
But then there really was no definition of ’success’ provided when the Howard Government introduced the intervention, and Rudd’s Government hasn’t elaborated on the definition either. Now there are plans by the Rudd Government, announced by Macklin, to possibly expand the intervention into other states where there is growing disquiet about the abuse of Indigenous girls as young as 12yo.
The new plans include more threats of withholding welfare payments. But what is really happening in the NT and how are the Indigenous Australians being subjected to it going?
The recurring theme from the intervention has been the need for remote communities having reliable police presences. Maybe Macklin should be telling her State colleagues to get more police out to these communities.
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