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Combined Aboriginal Organisations of NT – Proposed Emergency Response and Plan to Protect Aboriginal Children

10 July 2007

Aboriginal organisations in the Northern Territory, in conjunction with other community sector organisations such as SNAICC, announced on 10 July 2007 proposals to keep children in Aboriginal communities safe from harm. It is also a response the federal government's intervention in the NT.


The document, A proposed Emergency Response and Development Plan to protect Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory – A preliminary response to the Australian Government’s proposals, outlines proposals to protect children in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities.

It was developed by the Combined Aboriginal Organisations (representing Aboriginal organisations in Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Katherine) and community sector organisations from across the country.

SNAICC contributed to, and is supporting, the paper and its recommendations and has also written to Minister Brough and all states and territories seeking a national long term response to child abuse and neglect.

Download:

A proposed Emergency Response and Development Plan to protect Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory – A preliminary response to the Australian Government’s proposals (PDF)
By the Combined Aboriginal Organisations of the Northern Territory

Also available with this document are:

The joint Media Statement by the Combined Aboriginal Organisations of the Northern Territory (10 July 2007) and

A snapshot of the Northern Territory (PDF), which provides background information and data on the issue and the proposals.

 

First published 10 July 2007

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