7 ▁years ▁less ▁than ▁non - A bor iginal ▁Austral ians . ▁In ▁remote ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁Northern ▁Territ ory , ▁infant ▁mort ality ▁is ▁three ▁times ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Australia ▁and ▁dise ases ▁that ▁aren ' t ▁often ▁found ▁in ▁developed ▁countries ▁are ▁w ides p read . ▁ ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Inter vention ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Inter vention ▁was ▁a ▁Government ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Little ▁Children ▁are ▁Sac red ▁report ▁on ▁child ▁ab use ▁in ▁Ab original ▁communities . ▁The ▁policy ▁r ushed ▁through ▁parliament ▁in ▁ 4 8 ▁hours , ▁and ▁after ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁this ▁policy ▁being ▁in ▁place ; ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁child ▁ab use ▁has ▁double d , ▁school ▁attend ance ▁rates ▁are ▁lower , ▁overall ▁health ▁is ▁worse ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁five - fold ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁suic ides . ▁The ▁inter vention ▁will ▁continue ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁under ▁the ▁Str ong er ▁Fut ures ▁policy . ▁ ▁Hom el ands ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁Government ▁introduced ▁the ▁Working ▁Fut ures ▁policy , ▁which ▁a ims ▁to ▁move ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Hom el ands ▁or ▁Out st ations , ▁which ▁were ▁built ▁to ▁enable ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁areas ▁as ▁their ▁ancest ors , ▁and ▁into ▁larger ▁and ▁often ▁over c row ded ▁town ships . ▁ ▁Education ▁School