On 21 June 2007 the Prime Minister and the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs announced national emergency measures to protect Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory from abuse and give them a better, safer future. The measures in the emergency response aim to protect and stabilise communities in the crisis areas. This is the first stage in a longer term approach to improve the welfare of Aboriginal children and their families in the Northern Territory. Measures for the Education, Science and Training Portfolio contained in the Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) are described in the Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statement.
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