Roll Back the NT Intervention

Major General Chalmers is Canberra's 'man on the ground' reporting back to the highest level of Government regarding the intervention.

Last week, LGANT held it's first General Meeting since the shires amalgamations. Major Gen Chalmers addressed the meeting and publicly said that there is no statistical data to prove that there are more displaced, homeless people living in the streets of Alice Springs or other municipalities across the Territory since the intervention troops rolled in. I disagree. I believe the Federal and NT Governments have a duty to provide services for youth and homeless people in our towns and that they need to report comprehensively on the impact the intervention has had on the lives of many across the Territory.

His words stand in the way of Local Government being able to access appropriate funding and services for the large number of needy people in Alice Springs and other towns across the Territory.

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