NT Intervention hurt outcomes for remote kids

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published December 8, 2017

The Northern Territory Intervention caused a significant short term drop in school attendance and birth weights for children in remote Aboriginal communities, new research shows.

DARWIN, Dec 8 - Analysis reveals the Federal Government's income management scheme introduced during the 2007 NT Emergency Response made no ...

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