Intervention, The

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Intervention, The
SKU:
SG503
Year Levels:
9-12
Streaming Content:
Intervention, The
Content Type:
Feature Documentary
Learning Areas:
Australian History
Learning Areas:
Cultural Studies
Learning Areas:
Indigenous Studies
Learning Areas:
Australian Studies
Learning Areas:
Studies of Society and Environment
Learning Areas:
Anthropology
Learning Areas:
English
Learning Areas:
Media Studies
Key Themes:
Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Loss of Control and Disempowerment, Racism and Stereotyping, Social and Economic Hardship, Historical Realities vs. Modern Policy, Local Knowledge vs. "Remote Control" Solutions, The Complexity of Child Protection
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Fires are a harsh reality of life in the bush ... secrets cannot survive a scorched earth ... In 2007, a report from the Northern Territory detailed widespread sexual abuse of Aboriginal children ... The Federal Government took extreme action ... In the Territory, a wild fire was about to begin ... Families would be managed by the Federal government, access to cash and alcohol would dry up. All children would have a medical. Truancy would not be tolerated. Police numbers would increase, Aboriginal townships would be seized for five years, and the permit system to gain entry into communities would be scrapped. Teams of federal police, public servants and soldiers were dispatched into seventy-three remote communities in the Northern Territory.

After the beginning of the intervention, the filmmakers spent twelve months recording personal experiences in four remote communities, near Katherine in the Northern Territory, that are the focus of this documentary.