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The NT 'Intervention' led to some changes in Indigenous health, but the social cost may not have been worth it

  • Written by: Graeme Maguire, Professor and Head Clinical Research Domain, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
imageDirect health-care activities accounted for less than one-tenth of the NT Intervention budget. Karen Michelmore/AAP

The measurable health outcomes of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response (NTNER), better known as The Intervention, have scarcely been documented. Health-related assessments have focused on the process itself, perceptions...

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