Jenny Macklin justifies intervention cutback
Patricia Karvelas; 15/5/08
Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has defended spending cuts on the Northern Territory indigenous intervention, saying the Government would boost funding as on-the-ground resources including teachers and nurses become available. More than $200 million has been cut from the intervention program launched by the Howard government last year, despite Labor’s promise to close the 17-year gap in life expectancy in a generation. Ms Macklin said the Government would still spend $666 million in the territory and add “new initiatives in the Northern Territory to those which are part of the intervention”. She said additional funding had been budgeted to pay for 200 extra teachers in the territory.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23700831-5013172,00.html
Aboriginal health: More money needed; Sarah Smiles; 15/5/08; http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/aboriginal-health-more-money-needed/2008/05/14/1210764953639.html
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