Australian Government Media Releases

SIHIP works underway in NT
PORTFOLIO: Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/jennymacklin.nsf/content/sihip_underway_nt_21may09.htmSNIPPET:
SIHIP works underway in NT. SIHIP is a $672 million joint Australian and Northern Territory Government housing program and represents the largest investment by governments in Indigenous housing in the Northern Territory. The state of Indigenous housing across remote Australia is the most visible and enduring evidence of the failure of Governments, over decades, to address Indigenous disadvantage.

2009 Media Release: Removing racial prejudice increases chances of http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2009/38_09.html
SNIPPET: I welcome the Ministers discussion paper and the pending consultations with the 73 prescribed communities affected by the NTER as necessary steps to make sure the Emergency Response does not discriminate against Aboriginal people on the basis of their race, Commissioner Calma said. Similarly, I urge the government to be all ears and to diligently record the wishes of Aboriginal people in the prescribed areas.

2009 Media Release: Look at the benefits of Homelands living before moving to shut them down
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2009/37_09.html
SNIPPET: Taking education away from Homelands will mean parents will be torn between their legal requirement to school their children and their desire to protect their children by keeping them away from a myriad of potential problems in the towns, Commissioner Calma said. Ministers and others really have a duty to take a good look at the benefits of Homeland living, and genuinely consult Homeland residents and their representative bodies, before moving too rapidly to shut them down.

Towards a sustainable development phase
http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/jennymacklin.nsf/content/future_directions_nter_21may09.htm
SNIPPET: Towards a sustainable development phase: Discussion paper on Future Directions for the NTER. The Government is moving the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) to a sustainable development phase to ensure measures will be effective in the long-term, including stronger engagement and partnerships with Indigenous communities. In moving towards the sustainable development phase the Government will maintain and improve core NTER measures including compulsory income management, alcohol restrictions and pornography controls, while placing a greater emphasis on community development and community engagement.