Rudd very clear on NT intervention: Macklin
The federal Opposition's spokeswoman for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, has denied Labor's position on the Commonwealth intervention in the Northern Territory is unclear.
In Darwin on the weekend Labor leader Kevin Rudd reiterated his support for the intervention.
But the federal Labor member for the seat of Lingiari, Warren Snowdon, says Labor would reinstate community development employment projects and would stop planned changes to the permit system.
Ms Macklin says Labor's position is consistent.
"Kevin Rudd's made very clear that we intend to implement the intervention," she said.
"We've made clear what our position is on employment, we've made clear what our position is on all of those issues in our speeches in the parliament.
"That's exactly what he said when he was in Darwin on Saturday."
