“The Australian government has ignited a fierce debate about indigenous rights by banning alcohol and pornography in some Outback Aboriginal communities as a response to child abuse. ‘This is another attack on Aboriginal people,’ said Charlie King, an adviser to the Northern Territory government on child welfare issues. ‘This is the big stick approach.’ John Howard, the Prime Minister, announced yesterday that his government plans to usurp some of the powers of the Northern Territory government in response to a report that found child abuse is rampant in indigenous communities on Australia’s tropical northern frontier.” (06/21/07)