http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/05/14/320815_ntnews.html
NT Chief Minister Adam Giles says his government will remove neglected Aboriginal children from their parents and place them in adopted homes if necessary.
Mr Giles, the first-ever indigenous state or territory leader, said governments had failed Aboriginal children because of fears they would be accused of creating a new Stolen Generation, but he would not be put off by such accusations.
"Whatever we do has to be about making parents take responsibility for their kids," Mr Giles said.
"And if they won't, (we're) prepared to provide alternative solutions. If that means those kids are loved and cared for by other parents, then so be it."
Mr Giles said despite the federal intervention, only one Aboriginal child had been adopted in the last decade.
"There are situations in the Northern Territory where nobody has been prepared to support a permanent adoption of a child for fear of Stolen Generation," he said.
Mr Giles said the legal mechanisms for adoption were already available, but governments had been reluctant to act.
The result, he said, was that in towns across the Territory, numerous children wandered in high-risk situations, often fearful to go home to homes awash with alcohol and violence.
"Where there are couples who wish to provide love and support for children who are neglected and not cared for properly, and it can be determined that the parents will not be able to look after their kids properly till they're older, then we need to make that opportunity available," he said.
"You mean to tell me when we've got all these alleged cases of chronic child sexual abuse, children running around on petrol, going on the streets at night sexualising themselves in some circumstances, and there's only one permanent adoption, for fear of Stolen Generation?
"That is not standing up for kids."
Mr Giles said he wanted the public to know he was prepared to act and said his Cabinet was fully behind him.
"If you've got kids who aren't being looked after by their parents, there's only so many times you can try and intervene to get that right," he said.
How about we just make it easier on the government and the kids.. make some money while we are at it. the world needs Bio diesel and also Fertiliser. Go figure!
NT Chief Minister Adam Giles says his government will remove neglected Aboriginal children from their parents and place them in adopted homes if necessary.
Mr Giles, the first-ever indigenous state or territory leader, said governments had failed Aboriginal children because of fears they would be accused of creating a new Stolen Generation, but he would not be put off by such accusations.
"Whatever we do has to be about making parents take responsibility for their kids," Mr Giles said.
"And if they won't, (we're) prepared to provide alternative solutions. If that means those kids are loved and cared for by other parents, then so be it."
Mr Giles said despite the federal intervention, only one Aboriginal child had been adopted in the last decade.
"There are situations in the Northern Territory where nobody has been prepared to support a permanent adoption of a child for fear of Stolen Generation," he said.





Mr Giles said the legal mechanisms for adoption were already available, but governments had been reluctant to act.
The result, he said, was that in towns across the Territory, numerous children wandered in high-risk situations, often fearful to go home to homes awash with alcohol and violence.
"Where there are couples who wish to provide love and support for children who are neglected and not cared for properly, and it can be determined that the parents will not be able to look after their kids properly till they're older, then we need to make that opportunity available," he said.
"You mean to tell me when we've got all these alleged cases of chronic child sexual abuse, children running around on petrol, going on the streets at night sexualising themselves in some circumstances, and there's only one permanent adoption, for fear of Stolen Generation?
"That is not standing up for kids."
Mr Giles said he wanted the public to know he was prepared to act and said his Cabinet was fully behind him.
"If you've got kids who aren't being looked after by their parents, there's only so many times you can try and intervene to get that right," he said.
How about we just make it easier on the government and the kids.. make some money while we are at it. the world needs Bio diesel and also Fertiliser. Go figure!