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| NT intervention seen as 'act of war' on Aboriginal people, Nova Peris says | NT intervention seen as 'act of war' on Aboriginal people, Nova Peris says |
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| Indigenous former senator says policy was ‘partly about a land grab under the guise of other things that demonised us all’ | |
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| Former Labor senator Nova Peris says the Northern Territory intervention was seen as an “act of war” declared by the government on Aboriginal people. | Former Labor senator Nova Peris says the Northern Territory intervention was seen as an “act of war” declared by the government on Aboriginal people. |
| This month marks the 10th anniversary of the Howard government’s emergency response into remote NT Indigenous communities, which was implemented after reports of widespread child sexual abuse. | This month marks the 10th anniversary of the Howard government’s emergency response into remote NT Indigenous communities, which was implemented after reports of widespread child sexual abuse. |
| Peris, Australia’s first female Aboriginal federal parliamentarian, said the intervention was “partly about a land grab under the guise of other things that demonised us all as a race of First Nations people”. | Peris, Australia’s first female Aboriginal federal parliamentarian, said the intervention was “partly about a land grab under the guise of other things that demonised us all as a race of First Nations people”. |
| “[It] was seen by many, particularly those living on community, as an act of war declared by the Australian government on Aboriginal people,” she said. | “[It] was seen by many, particularly those living on community, as an act of war declared by the Australian government on Aboriginal people,” she said. |
| The controversial package of welfare, justice and health measures was rolled out in more than 70 communities, and Labor’s 2012 Stronger Futures legislation has continued its work. | The controversial package of welfare, justice and health measures was rolled out in more than 70 communities, and Labor’s 2012 Stronger Futures legislation has continued its work. |
| Peris said Aboriginal people don’t need “constitutional recognition in an English founding document” and called for solidarity to demand sovereignty and self-determination. | Peris said Aboriginal people don’t need “constitutional recognition in an English founding document” and called for solidarity to demand sovereignty and self-determination. |
| The Olympian’s message was read by former teen inmate Dylan Voller at a conference held in Alice Springs over the weekend to commemorate the intervention’s 10-year anniversary. | The Olympian’s message was read by former teen inmate Dylan Voller at a conference held in Alice Springs over the weekend to commemorate the intervention’s 10-year anniversary. |
| Voller, whose treatment as a boy behind bars sparked the juvenile justice royal commission, said discrimination against Indigenous children was rife in prison. “They take young people away from their culture,” he said. | Voller, whose treatment as a boy behind bars sparked the juvenile justice royal commission, said discrimination against Indigenous children was rife in prison. “They take young people away from their culture,” he said. |
| The inquiry, which is in its last week of hearings in Darwin, was called after footage of Voller being tear-gassed, spit-hooded and shackled was aired on national television. | The inquiry, which is in its last week of hearings in Darwin, was called after footage of Voller being tear-gassed, spit-hooded and shackled was aired on national television. |
| Voller advocated for more engagement with elders and cultural awareness programs to improve the youth detention system. | Voller advocated for more engagement with elders and cultural awareness programs to improve the youth detention system. |
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