terrific post bb.... cost/benefit should be measured on a much bigger scale than simply the cost that you identify.
your post reads like you have ongoing close contact in NT, have you or those who you talk with, seen any significant improvement in living standards, general health, children going to school or eating well over the last 10 years?
Has the Intervention had positive outcomes for the communities?Disappointingly, the latest data shows five Closing the Gap targets are not on track, including:
- Children being developmentally on track when they commence school,
- Out-of-home care rates;
- Adult imprisonment;
- Deaths by suicide; and
- Sea country rights and interests.
There are some modest improvements in four Closing the Gap targets relating to:
https://ministers.pmc.gov.au/burney/2022/closing-gap-annual-data-compilation-report-2022
- Life outcomes for children;
- Better early childhood development with healthier birth weights;
- Higher rates of school attendance; and
- Lowering youth detention rates.
