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Archive for September 20th, 2021
Indigenous kids with disability hearing
The Disability royal commission will continue examining the experiences of Indigenous children in care with evidence from Aboriginal health services. September 20, 2021 Aboriginal health services are among those expected to give evidence to the royal commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability when the latest hearing resumes. The 16th hearing […]
NT COVID-19 case has 24 close contacts
The Northern Territory has recorded a new COVID-19 case with dozens of close contacts after a man travelled from NSW via Brisbane. September 20, 2021 The Northern Territory has recorded a new COVID-19 case after a man travelled from NSW to Darwin and tested positive. Dozens of close contacts have been identified in the community, […]
Inquiry on Indigenous kids with disability
Some Indigenous children with disability are being taken from their families amid a shortage of support programs, the Disability Royal Commission has heard. September 20, 2021 Some Indigenous families are having their disabled children taken from them amid a supply shortage of specialised support programs, an inquiry has been told. The children often need constant […]
Concerns over NT remote education failure
A Northern Territory member of parliament has criticised the territory’s education department for failing to consult Indigenous communities over a new policy. September 20, 2021 The Northern Territory government has failed to adequately consult Indigenous communities for its new remote education strategy, an Aboriginal leader says. The NT Education Department is set to launch a […]
NT child protection fails to report abuse
Territory Families failed to refer the alleged sexual abuse of an Indigenous child to police, the Disability Royal Commission was told. September 20, 2021 The Northern Territory child protection agency failed to refer the alleged sexual abuse of an Indigenous child under its care to police, an inquiry has been told. The girl was under […]