The real tragedy are Leftist bureaudroids not doing what they are employed for in such communities ! That includes most teachers & Legal Aid outfits.

diver dan, makes a valid point, "until the parents are decontaminated from negative lifestyles" how true, poverty and disadvantage, no opportunity, having no positive values, a lack of education, leads to alcoholism, unemployment, and violent anti-social behaviour. These things are self evident in some remote communities It becomes a vicious circle for some that has perpetuated for years. Many well meaning people from within Aboriginal communities, and from outside have tried to tackle the problem with government oversight, without success. Until the root causes are addressed and rectified then not much will change. There is no doubt European imposed solutions have often failed, its now time to plot a new direction under Aboriginal leadership and control, and then maybe there will be some more positive outcomes.

the problem with government oversight,
Paul1405,
It's not Govt oversight, it's bureaucrats sent there by Govt to implement policies etc. but they fail in doing that & Govt gets the blame.

I know of a Public Servant who flies from Qld to the NT on an almost regular basis to "work" in an NT community for a week. Are there really no Public Servants in the Nt who can do a fairly basic job ? Is there really a need for such expenses ? The travel costs involved in flying someone from Qld to the NT plus away from home allowances etc etc. could employ another person.
This is the kind of waste that goes on throughout the Country on a daily basis. Who authorises such rorts & why aren't these people reprimanded for so much waste of public funding ?

Isn't the lack of interest in such an important topic the clearest indicator yet that there's no genuine concern by most ?