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 < Back
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