This Friday 31st August Aboriginal rights activists protest against the Northern Territory Intervention. The action will target the ALP Headquarters, as the Intervention has cost the previous government votes in the recent elections. The huge swing to the Greens in remote Indigenous communities is a rejection of the paternalistic policies of the Intervention. This is particularly shown in areas affected by then Intervention, where the Green...s outpolled the ALP on a platform opposing the NT Intervention.
All aspects of the Intervention have come under increasing criticism following condemnation last year from groups such as Amnesty International and the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights. The protesters have labelled the Intervention as racist and argue that it has had a negative impact on the lives of Indigenous people in the Northern Territory.