Bureaucrats ‘too remote’ from indigenous front line in NT Intervention http://bit.ly/aZWF3I
More discrimination against Aboriginals since Intervention implemented http://bit.ly/9YFaTi
Northern Territory Intervention is enslavement by quarantining half of wage. Trying to “destroy a race” http://bit.ly/c0dRlx
The legislation was to destroy a culture, destroy a race – these people have been here for thousands of years. http://bit.ly/c0dRlx
Govt: funded Indigenous jobs increased by more than 2,000 in the past three years. Indigenous say treated like slaves http://bit.ly/978ecI
Video Interview: Working for the BasicsCard in Ti Tree http://youtu.be/72Hob9ud0aU
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A change with the Indigenous News occurs today.
Rather than numerous Indigenous News posts through the week I am going to publish several Indigenous News posts on various subject areas each Saturday.
Hopefully it gives you plenty of reading material over the weekend. Let me know your thoughts.
MacDonnell Shire Council has left the remote Central Australian community of Mutitjulu. Feds must take over http://bit.ly/bVXKgl
Unpublished letter to NT news on the Intervention and blame on Snowdon and Macklin http://bit.ly/9R9sA0
Parts of Australian anthropology become a means of realigning Indigenous people’s voices …with a government position http://bit.ly/92Hs2c
Indigenous residents ‘demonised’ by large government signs outside Indigenous townships stating a “Proscribed Area” http://bit.ly/9NMC85
Welfare rules ‘dictated’ Yuendumu exodus plan – Basic Card quarantines money so could not move as individuals http://bit.ly/cQpT9S
Number of new public servants since launch of the federal intervention almost matches the number of frontline staff http://bit.ly/bAlzMz
Co-ordinator General for remote indigenous says “to his knowledge: no pressure from government to relocate people http://bit.ly/d3Jxwy
Too many public servants involved in Intervention and not enough front line staff http://bit.ly/d8qG5U
Dr Glasson says the built-up bureaucracy is “constipating” any progress on the ground. http://bit.ly/daXnxy
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My blog has plenty of links to “The Intervention” or the Northern Territory Emergency Response as the government would like it called.
To implement the Intervention the Racial Discrimination Act had to be suspended. One of the paternalistic programs was the Basics Card and Income management. Pretty much a modern day ration card to use at an EFTPOS machine on checkout. I’ve written about it before.
One of the aims of this program was to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables at remote stores. The government relying on interviews with shop managers said it worked. The only scientific study to be done says it failed miserably.
However the government wants it to continue. But it was under pressure nationally and internationally to reinstate the Racial Discrimination Act. To do this they are bringing in Income Management to everyone on government benefits. And boy did that create a row. So there’s an opt out. If you can show you can manage your income.
That should be easy. An aboriginal person wanting some self determination should just walk into a Centrelink office and be respected and listened to and have their benefits restored.
Ok, I was dreaming just then.
The truth seems to be a million miles from what it should and needs to be. Unless you are articulate and be prepared to argue and be prepared to be shamed by Centrelink staff talking about your “vulnerability” it looks like it just won’t happen.
Crikey.com.au on the 20th September had a first hand account of the difficulties of removing yourself from mandatory Income Management if you are an Indigenous Australian in the Northern Territory. I urge you to read it here
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