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Indigenous doctors join chorus of alarm over NT mandatory reporting laws

May 29, 2009 – 12:43 pm

In this recent Crikey article, I reported that many health and medical experts are alarmed about the likely impact of  new requirements for NT health professionals to report all under-age teenage patients they suspect of being sexually active. This AAP article suggests the chorus of concern may be having some impact.
The Australian Indigenous Doctors Association [...]

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Some critical issues in Aboriginal health and education

March 23, 2009 – 11:03 am

John Greatorex, a Darwin-based academic who has previously worked as a teacher in north-east Arnhem Land for 30 years, has written the following detailed response to the Inside Story article on media reporting of Aboriginal health:
“I remember when the NT Intervention was announced, many families rang asking why the government was sending the army to [...]

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