Bagot mulls success of intervention

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Community members in Bagot, in the heart of Darwin, have mixed feelings towards the emergency intervention announced by the Howard Government nearly two years ago.

Many in the community say police are turning a blind eye to the consumption of alcohol, with some even saying the bans imposed by the intervention have increased the township's grog intake, rather than curbing it.

Others are more positive about the strict measures brought in by the intervention, saying domestic violence has decreased, and quarantining welfare has improved the lives of some children.

 

 

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An American charity has taken its campaign to equip every school child with a laptop to a remote community in Arnhem Land.

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) charity has already distributed two million computers to children in developing countries, and says access to technology such as this is a basic right.

OLPC has now turned its sights to Shepherdson College in Galiwin'ku, in the Northern Territory.

The laptops, nicknamed "green machines", have been designed to overcome language difficulties and cultural barriers.

They have been designed to withstand the harsh environmental conditions of the outback.

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