Truancy officers have begun patrols in the NT, trying to get children to school and issuing fines and compliance notices to families who fai
This article is 2 years old, and since then its gotten worse! The NT govt now directs people to income management as well! And, the latest stats show that, surprise surprise, these policies have done absolutely nothing to address the falling school attendance.
(Sorry to link 2 ABC articles - it seems like only them and the paywalled NT News are reporting on this)
And we've got the new child removal bill on the event horizon. All in all, the government continues to ignore the systemic reforms necessary, continues to blame, isolate, and punish families and communities, with Indigenous kids suffering and dealing with the fallout.















