Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, delivered his second Australian Government Budget on Tuesday evening, 6 October 2020 with the aim that the Economic Recovery Plan for Australia will create jobs, rebuild the economy, and secure Australia’s future. Continue reading
Category: Northern Territory
Review of kava use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Royal Commission into Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, Northern Territory
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Recommendations made by new NT youth suicide report
The Select Committee on Youth Suicides in the NT has tabled its report Gone too soon: a report into youth suicide in the Northern Territory. Continue reading
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A new agreement between the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education (BIITE) and Charles Darwin University (CDU) has been signed to establish the Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Education (ACIKE). Continue reading
Menzies School of Health Research project, Strong teeth for little kids, recognised in a top ten of medical research projects
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Charles Darwin University appoints Steven Larkin to the position of Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership
Charles Darwin University has appointed Indigenous studies academic Steve Larkin to the position of Pro Vice Chancellor. Continue reading
Northern Territory Emergency Response: one year on
The Howard Australian Government announced the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) on 21 June 2007 to protect ‘Aboriginal children from child abuse’ and to ‘stabilise and protect communities in the crisis area’. The NTER was its response to the report Little Children are Sacred from the Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse.
In June 2008, the Response’s progress was outlined in two reports:
- Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2008)
Northern Territory Emergency Response: one year on.
Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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View report (PDF – 2.92MB – large file warning!) - Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2008)
Northern Territory Emergency Response Taskforce: final report to Government: June 2008.
Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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View report (PDF – 199KB)
On 27 June a brief operation update has also been made available.
View operation update
- For further information:
- Little Children are Sacred report
- Northern Territory Emergency Response website
- Release of the final report of the NTER Taskforce
View media release: FaHCSIA (21 June 2008) - Taskforce heads reflect on intervention anniversary
View media release: ABC News (21 June 2008) - View operation update (27 June 2008)
- Contact details:
- FaHCSIA National Office, Tuggeranong Office Park, Soward Way (cnr Athllon Drive), Greenway ACT 2900, PO Box 7576, Canberra Business Centre ACT 2610, Toll Free: 1300 653 227, email: enquiries@fahcsia.gov.au