Indigenous Affairs
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7th September, 2013 Despite promises and major spending programs, welfare of indigenous Australians makes little improvement. School attendance declines and waste and mismanagement of programs continues. |
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1st April, 2013 80 of the 86 houses built under Labor's Transformation Plan for Alice Springs town camps have been found to be structurally unsound (Tracker April 2013) |
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1st July, 2012 Productivity Commission reports spending on Indigenous programs in 2011-12 of $25.4 billion represents 5-6% of public spending even though Indigenous Australians make up 2.6% of the population ie $44,128 per person |
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1st June, 2012 Independent Rob Oakeshott backs away from the promise he demanded of the Government to hold a referendum on constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians before the next election (The Australian) |
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22nd December, 2010 Government Indigenous home ownership scheme has spent $10 million in administration costs but delivered only $2.7 million of loans (The Australian) |
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4th November, 2010 Government plan for doctors to perform Indigenous health checks fails with only 12% of the Aboriginal population receiving a check up (The Australian) |
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11th October, 2010 Almost half of all the people employed in the Northern Territory Intervention are bureaucrats (609 out of 1298) mostly Commonwealth (The Australian) |
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24th June, 2010 Kevin Rudd deposed as Prime Minister and replaced by Ms Julia Gillard |
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9th April, 2010 Australian Institute of Criminology says Indigenous people are up to 20 times more likely to commit violent crime |
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28th January, 2010 Labor's promise to build 750 new homes, rebuild 230 houses and refurbish 2500 dwellings in the Northern Territory results in $45 million spent but no houses completed |
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15th October, 2008 The Government undermines the Northern Territory Emergency Intervention with plans to reintroduce the permit system, restore CDEP and allow alcohol and pornography back on Aboriginal communities |
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30th May, 2008 A $45,000 contract to review the Northern Land Council was given to a close friend of Ms Macklin’s senior adviser |
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11th March, 2008 Labor introduces legislation to allow pornographic videos back into Aboriginal communities Labor moves to lock up aboriginal communities by reinstating the permit entry system |
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8th February, 2008 Labor Axes the Croc Festival culture and education program. |
