A spokeswoman from the outstation of Ipolera near Hermannsburg in central Australia says the Federal Government’s intervention needs to bring its focus back to taking care of children.
Mavis Malbunka says child health checks did not happen at her outstation, despite the community wanting to be included
She also says issues of law and order are changing too slowly in remote communities, and child health checks and follow-ups were put aside to deal with income management.
"We would like to see our kids [have a] good night’s sleep and get up early for school," she said.
"We need support from the intervention for our children. I think we need to see the intervention still continue."
She says children need more help to overcome problems like petrol sniffing.
"I think we need to see the intervention still continue with our kids, not only the outside but we’re also looking at the life environment – the kids should have more activities."