The good: OZschwitz minister slams Indigenous culture of dependency

Northern Territory Indigenous Advancement Minister Alison Anderson says many remote Aboriginal communities have become welfare traps.

Ms Anderson has told parliament the Government should not be responsible for providing everything in these communities.

She says it is common to hear endless complaints during conversations with Indigenous people in isolated areas.

"There are the conversations where a person offers to do nothing for themselves, and just demands that everything be done for them," she said.

She says the Territory Government must focus on improving education and getting people into jobs, but government does not have the resources to fix all of the problems in Aboriginal communities.

"Somewhere along the way from poverty ... we took a side-road and got stuck in a hell from which there seems to be no escape," she said.

"I admit that sometimes I despair at the reluctance of some Indigenous people to take the jobs that are already there."

Ms Anderson says she plans to ask many questions of Aboriginal people during an upcoming listening tour of remote communities.

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The good: OZschwitz minister slams Indigenous culture of dependency

The good: OZschwitz minister slams Indigenous culture of dependency

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