Volume 188 - Issue 10
The Northern Territory Emergency Response: a chance to heal Australia’s worst sore
Author: William J H Glasson
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (10): 623. || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01814.x
Published online: 19 May 2008
Published online: 19 May 2008
In reply: While I acknowledge the arguments many have put forward that the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) has been too rapid and implemented without optimal community consultation — which some perceive to have disempowered Indigenous people — I stress the need to continue and indeed step-up momentum so that communities can regain control of their own futures as soon as possible.
The positive impact of the NTER measures in creating better health, social and economic outcomes for Indigenous Australians will only be realised with the total support and focused energy of those “on the ground”, charged with delivering vital primary care and secondary intervention in NT communities. Without the continued engagement of these hardworking individuals who are able to establish the trust required to build bridges into these communities, the initiative is not sustainable. It is into the hands of those who live and work in Aboriginal communities that the NTER Taskforce and government agencies will pass the baton of change — we hope they will run with it.
Factors Associated With Social and Emotional Wellbeing Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ Young People
Bep Uink, Shakara Liddelow-Hunt, Benjamin Harrap, Kate Daglas, James H. L. Hill, Lily Hayward, Braden Hill, Yael Perry, Ashleigh Lin
Decolonising Indigenous Health Research Requires Redefining Sex, Sexuality and Gender
Shakara Liddelow-Hunt, James H. L. Hill, Kate Daglas, Kaiwarr Clancy, Madi Day, Alistair Ott
Beyond Structural Neglect: Using Evidence to Strengthen Primary Health Care Systems, Policies and Programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Men
Kootsy Canuto, Celina Gaweda, James Smith, Karla J. Canuto
Costs of Delivering the Hep B PAST Model of Care in Remote Australia: A Retrospective Pre–Post Study
Hoa Nguyen, Anh Le Tuan Nguyen, Paula Binks, Melita McKinnon, Emily Vintour-Cesar, Karen Wills, Nicola Stephens, Benjamin Cowie, Joshua S. Davis, Yuejen Zhao, Peter Nihill, Julie A. Campbell, Andrew J. Palmer, Jane Davies, Barbara de Graaff
Epidemiology and Quality of Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Treated by Emergency Medical Services for Stroke in Victoria, Australia: Retrospective Analysis of Linked Data
Candice Menezes, Ziad Nehme, Luke J. Burchill, Tegwyn McManamny, Angela Dos Santos, Michelle Crilly, Luke P. Dawson, Benjamin Clissold, David Anderson, Emily Nehme
Hepatitis C Among First Nations Australians: A Rethink Is Required to Meet the 2030 Elimination Target
James Ward, Emily Pegler, Kellie Stacy, Stephen Harfield