In 2007, Australia's Commonwealth Government took a dramatic new approach to the governance of remote Indigenous communities. The 'Northern Territory Intervention' aimed to combat abuse and violence in remote Indigenous communities, and included far-reaching changes to welfare administration, employment programmes and policing. This paper considers a hitherto obscure aspect of the Intervention: the surveillance of publicly funded computers and internet use. Between 2007 and 2012, providers of internet and computer access facilities in the affected communities were required to audit and record computer use. In this paper we examine the legal and policy dimensions of this case of governmental surveillance, using interviews, published materials and documents obtained through freedom of information processes.

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互联网政策和澳大利亚的北领地干预

2007年，澳大利亚联邦政府采取了戏剧性的新方法来管理偏远的土著社区。“北领地干预”旨在打击偏远土著社区的虐待和暴力行为，其中包括对福利管理，就业计划和警务进行了深远的变革。本文考虑了迄今为止尚不清楚的干预方面：对公共资助计算机和互联网使用的监视。在2007年至2012年之间，受影响社区的互联网和计算机访问设施提供商需要审核和记录计算机使用情况。在本文中，我们使用访谈，公开信息和通过信息处理自由获得的文件，研究了这种政府监视案例的法律和政策方面。