As part of its "Working futures" policy the NT government has announced that services to outstations/homelands will in most cases involve a form of remote delivery, based from the closest or most accessible hub town.

In September 2007 the Northern Territory Government took over responsibility for the delivery of municipal and essential services to Territory outstations starting 1 July 2008. The following report outlines the key outcomes from a series of community engagement meetings and makes 20 recommendations to the Northern Territory Government. These recommendations are intended to provide early...

Following six months of consultation the Territory 2030 Steering Committee has produced the draft Territory 2030 strategy. The Steering Committee is now seeking comment and feedback on the draft via community meetings and online (0).

With the “Apology to Australia’s Indigenous People” speech on 13 February, the Prime Minister challenged all Australians, but particularly those involved in service delivery to Indigenous people, to close the gap between the level of health, educational and living standards experienced by Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. That there is a gap is widely recognised. The...

Closing the Gap is the Northern Territory’s Indigenous generational plan of action, in answer to the Little children are sacred report. It is aimed at closing the gap in outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Territorians. It contains a vision and objectives for the future socio-economic wellbeing of Indigenous Territorians and sets ambitious but achievable targets...