Category: remote communities

Axing Cashless Debit Card Risky for Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities

August 16, 2022
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Australian centre-right Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has warned that the government’s plan to scrap the Cashless Debit Card system could lead to a resurgence in alcohol-related crime and violence in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Meanwhile, towns where the system has been implemented, say it has been successful in reducing alcoholism and related crime and…

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Northern Territory Voids $70 Million Remote Communities Rental Debt After Houses Found Not Habitable

August 10, 2022
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The Northern Territory government has cancelled almost $70 million (US448.8 million) in rental debt for remote Indigenous communities amid allegations the housing is not up to scratch. Treasurer Eva Lawler, in late June, scrapped the debt following court action by Aboriginal residents at Laramba and Santa Teresa in central Australia, near Alice Springs, not-for-profit litigators…

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Australian Indigenous Community at Heart of Social Media Rumors Refute Claims

November 25, 2021
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Two Aboriginal residents of  Binjari and Rockhole, on the outskirts of Katherine,  have posted on social media that claims circulating of forced vaccinations are untrue and that they are being treated with respect and dignity by authorities,  NT News reported on Thursday. This comes on the back of claims on Twitter earlier in the week…

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Department of Health Responds to Senator Malarndirri McCarthy on COVID-19 Communication to Remote NT Communities

November 18, 2021
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The Australian Department of Health has responded to allegations by NT Senator Malarndirri McCarthy that poor communication by the Federal Government early in the pandemic is responsible for the low vaccination rates in many remote Aboriginal communities. This comes on the back of comments the Labor senator made earlier in the week that she believes…

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Health Department Responds to Claims Poor Communication Hampered Vaccination in Remote Regions

November 18, 2021
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The Australian Department of Health has responded to allegations by NT Senator Malarndirri McCarthy that poor communication by the Federal Government early in the pandemic is responsible for the low vaccination rates in many remote Aboriginal communities. This comes on the back of comments the Labor senator made earlier in the week that she believes…

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Australian Aboriginal Health Body Criticizes State Government over Lack of Consultation

November 11, 2021
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The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory had released a statement saying the organisation was not adequately consulted before Chief Minister Michael Gunner announced new restrictions for remote communities. In the media release on Nov.10, AMSANT Chief Executive John Paterson said that “with regard to the requirement for rapid antigen testing and mask wearing in remote…

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New Restrictions for Remote Northern Territory Communities

November 8, 2021
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The Northern Territory (NT) government will introduce new public health measures in remote communities where less than 70 percent of residents have had their first COVID-19 shot. According to Northern Territory Health, from Nov.15 anyone entering these communities from Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine, or outside the Territory will have to wear a mask in public…

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