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What is the 'Intervention'/Invasion/Action?

The Federal government refers to the current action in remote communities in the Northern Territory as an 'intervention', a word with positive, or relatively neutral connotations-though perhaps less so when the intervention is race-based, as in this case. Some people call this a 'new invasion', a phrase loaded with negative and emotive connotations.  We refer this as an 'action', which is a more neutral word, but does not endorse the Federal government's actions in the Northern Territory. 

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Wendy Willika, from Werrenbun, NT
at Colebrook Reconciliation Park
South Australia

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