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		<title>Investing in the health of Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory will continue to have better primary health care and improved access to dental and allied health services, with a $719 million funding investment as part of the Australian Government’s Stronger Futures package.  The investment will provide funding over 10 years to improve the health and wellbeing of 65,000 Aboriginal people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting children, youth and families in Northern Territory communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has announced $443 million over 10 years to strengthen the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal children, youth and their families in Northern Territory communities, as part of the Stronger Futures package.   Funding will help support families by continuing to fund playgroups, home and parenting support services, youth workers and safe houses to communities for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support to reduce the harm of alcohol and drug abuse in the NT</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kputtock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has announced funding of $2.31million to help tackle the impact of drug and alcohol abuse in Katherine, Tiwi, the Daly region and greater Darwin, during a visit to the Wurli Wurlinjang Health Service in Katherine. The funding will support harm minimisation activities and initiatives which aim to reduce the demand or potential demand for alcohol, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Municipal and essential services for outstations and homelands in the Northern Territory</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kputtock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outstations and homelands in the Northern Territory will benefit from a $221 million investment in basic essential and municipal services over ten years as part of the Stronger Futures package.  The investment will include $206 million from the Australian Government and $15 million from the Northern Territory Government. The investment will provide support to supply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving safety in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kputtock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strengthened remote policing, community night patrols and legal assistance services are critical to continuing to improve safety and build stronger futures for Aboriginal people in remote Northern Territory communities. The Australian Government has today announceda $619 million funding boost to provide these services in remote communities across the NT for the next 10 years, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New funding providing benefits for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Affordable community housing, community store infrastructure and equipment to help maintain remote roads to outstations are some of the 13 projects to receive funding of more than $19 million from the Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA). The communities of Groote Eylandt will also benefit from a $7.5 million grant for a new development to house the Anindilyakwa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More than 50 projects helping remote communities close the gap across Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kputtock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report shows more than 50 projects funded by the Australian Government have been established in 29 remote communities across Australia, helping to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage. The Indigenous Remote Service Delivery Special Account 2010–11 annual report shows the commitment to helping remote Indigenous communities across the country by delivering locally developed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$25 million fund announced to help local people fight joblessness and poverty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kputtock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A $25 million fund to help local people fight joblessness and poverty has been announced by the Minister for Human Services Senator Kim Carr. The Local Solutions Fund will provide funding for innovative and creative solutions to increase social and economic participation in ten Local Government Areas. The program will provide funding from 2012-2015 to support projects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New houses for Indigenous communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kputtock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 70 remote Indigenous communities in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania will receive new and refurbished houses and housing related infrastructure over the next two years, as part of the $5.5 billion National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing. More than 1000 houses have been built and almost 3,700 refurbishments delivered since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have your say on the future direction of Indigenous school traineeships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kputtock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Government is seeking community input into the direction of a $50 million initiative to help Indigenous students move from school into the workplace. Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Julie Collins has released a discussion paper seeking views on the Indigenous Youth Careers Pathways Program for the 2013 academic year and beyond. To have [...]]]></description>
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