Intervention 2 Years On
This impassioned documentary was rejected for broadcast by ABC TV as "biased" and lacking "balance". John Howard introduced the Intervention legislation in July 2007. Two years later, an official United Nations rapporteur on human rights, Professor James Anaya, described the policy as an "extraordinary measure which infringes on the rights and determinations of Indigenous People". In this film, two Aboriginal spokespersons - Barbara Shaw from the Mount Nancy Town Camp, Alice Springs, and Richard Downs from the Alyawarr Nation - give their views on the effect of the legislation over its first two years of operation. Their stories are accompanied by archival footage and news broadcasts of key moments in the history of the Intervention. Richard Downs speaks especially of the shame and humiliation that came with Howard's unsupported allegations of child abuse in Aboriginal communities, and of the disillusionment that came with the Rudd government's continuation of Howard's policies.
Year: 2010
Genre: Documentary
Studio: CAAMA Productions
Director: Steven McGregor
Cast: Barbara Shaw, Richard Downs
Crew: Steven McGregor (Director), Curtis Marriott (Camera Operator), Warwick Thornton (Camera Operator), David Tranter (Sound Recordist), Robyn Nardoo (Sound Recordist), Tanya Fraser (Production Manager)
Runtime: 21 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 2010
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