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21
June
2007

The Northern Territory Intervention is announced

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📅 21 June 2007 📍 Australia

The Australian government announced an emergency intervention in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities, citing child protection. Subsequent legislation expanded federal control over land and administration. The Australian Human Rights Commission examined the implications for Indigenous rights, placing the policy within a debate over protection, consultation and the continuation of paternalistic state authority.

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John Howard

Organizations in this Event

Australian government

Australian Human Rights Commission