Sydney Morning Herald
On the sixth anniversary of the Redfern riots, the NSW government says the inner Sydney suburb is on the up and up.
House prices in the area rose by 38 per cent between 2005 and 2009, climbing 12 per cent in 2009 alone despite the global financial crisis, Premier Kristina Keneally says.
Robbery offences committed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander juveniles fell 80 per cent between 2008 and 2009, while other crime rates fell significantly.
