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Monday, 17 September 2007 0
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Documents obtained by Crikey indicate that the Child Health Check component of the National Emergency Response is largely incompetent, probably unethical, definitely underfunded and absolutely ignores the long term.
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Tuesday, 11 September 2007 0
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Tony Abbott's office claims that 6,500 Aboriginal kids have so far been examined as part of the federal "intervention" in the Northern Territory. Simply not true.
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Thursday, 6 September 2007 0
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The following leaked document reveals that Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough floated the idea of medical checks for children for signs of s-xual abuse over a year ago. And as the exchange of correspondence shows, his advisers dismissed it as a bad idea, writes Sophie Black.
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Wednesday, 5 September 2007 0
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Judging by the numerous reports and excerpts of Noel Pearson's speech at the Melbourne Writers Festival, it would seem that Pearson is already preparing his excuses for the failure of the "national emergency," writes Guy Rundle.
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Tuesday, 4 September 2007 0
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When John Howard and Mal Brough announced the "national emergency" over child sexual abuse it was seen by many people as an appropriate call to arms. It seemed logical – even necessary – that the army should be included in the strategy. So what has the result been so far?
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Monday, 27 August 2007 0
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When Prime Minister Howard and Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough made their big announcement about the National Emergency in Aboriginal Affairs in the Northern Territory it reminded many of us here in central Australia about Colin Powell’s United Nations speech on the Iraq emergency.
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Monday, 20 August 2007 0
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The highlight of the annual Garma cultural festival at Gulkula in north east Arnhem Land is the traditional dancing competition. Not dancing with these stars, however, were Aboriginal leaders from around the Northern Territory, who Crikey understands met separately from the festival at a two day "Leaders Forum" on 3-4 August.
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Thursday, 16 August 2007 0
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A fiery public meeting of 300 people in Alice Springs yesterday was told by Indigenous leader Pat Turner that the Federal Government’s intervention legislation was “a national shame”, writes Graham Ring from Alice Springs.
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Thursday, 16 August 2007 0
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Maj Gen Chalmers' press release on the progress of the NT invervention included the claim that "over 700 children have had health checks so far." But a government insider told NIT this morning that the number of health checks performed was actually between 400 and 500. The difference in figures, he explained, was the result of "double-counting" and "confusion".
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Tuesday, 14 August 2007 0
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Later today, parliament is expected to pass three bills which will give the government the power it needs for its 'emergency intervention' (after 11 years of rule) into the lives of Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory, writes Chris Graham.
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Thursday, 9 August 2007 0
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The alliance between the Howard government and the Rudd opposition is shameful. It does not represent the Australia in which I believe and have a stake, writes Jocelynne A Scutt.
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Thursday, 9 August 2007 0
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When Pat Anderson and Rex Wild, QC, visited dozens of Aboriginal communities across the NT as part of their inquiry into child s-xual abuse, they were surprised that so many people were willing to share their stories.
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Tuesday, 7 August 2007 0
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During a three-day conference here on Indigenous health, the message has come loud and clear from doctors, lawyers, researchers, public servants, economists and Aboriginal leaders. Not a single voice has been raised in defence of the Federal Government’s plans for the NT.
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Tuesday, 7 August 2007 0
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Only a card-carrying member of the Liberal Party could now argue that the 'emergency intervention' was anything but a political stunt. But if you still have your doubts, then take a gander at the legislation that has sprung from it, writes Chris Graham.
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Thursday, 2 August 2007 0
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This is a nightmare proposal for Tasmania -- and for Australia. The Commonwealth gave up hospitals and handed back the Repatriation hospital years ago because they could not run them, writes a Tasmanian health insider.
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Wednesday, 1 August 2007 0
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Indigenous affairs Mal Brough is forcing Aboriginal people out of work in order to make them reliant on welfare. Seems strange but there is a logic at work here, albeit a perverse political one. Read on.
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Wednesday, 25 July 2007 0
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They came, they saw, they left. Hamish Townsend reports on the Federal Government's flying visit to Maningrida.
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Tuesday, 24 July 2007 0
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The two key members of the government’s intervention into indigenous communities, Dr Sue Gordon and Major General Dave Chalmers, flew into the top end fulcrum of Maningrida yesterday to begin a two-day survey into what shape the intervention would take in the community. Maningrida resident Hamish Townsend reports.
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Friday, 20 July 2007 0
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It’s timely, four weeks after the Government announced its "national emergency response" to sexual abuse of Aboriginal children, to ask: how will we know what difference the initiative has made? writes health journalist Melissa Sweet.
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Monday, 25 June 2007 0
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It's been a long time coming, but John Howard finally stepped up on the Aboriginal crisis. It's a national scandal and disgrace, but let's face it, the whole sorry mess has been politicised from day one, writes John Pasquarelli.
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Wednesday, 16 May 2007 0
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The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, has made a lightening visit to Alice Springs in an effort to cajole the town’s 18 Town Camp Housing Associations into new land tenure arrangements, writes Graham Ring.