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March 1998 |
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Cabinet Threatens Indigenous Evidence
PREMIER Rob Borbidge should assure the Aboriginal community that documents and records retrospectively recalled into Cabinet are not destroyed says FAIRA General Manager, Les Malezer. |
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Musgrave Park Goes Ahead
THE Musgrave Park Cultural Corporation has set a process in place to look at how they will use the land at Musgrave Park promised by former-Minister Howard Hobbs before Christmas last year. |
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Yirrganydji Secure Freehold Title Over Land
FREEHOLD title on more than seven hectares of land in a wet tropics area has been given back to the Yirrganydji tribe 25km north of Cairns. |
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U2 Support Aboriginal Ownership of Land
IRISH rock band U2 made a surprise visit to the Sea of Hands in Melbourne last month. |
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Wages Case Writ goes to Qld Govt
THE government should know it cannot ride "roughshod" over people's lives says wages claimant Leslie Williams. |
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Quandamooka/Redlands Shire Appoint Co-ordinator for Study
THE Quandamooka/Redlands Shire Native Title Process Agreement signed last year has progressed into the first stages of development with the appointment of a Coordinator by the two councils. |
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Brisbane Offers Hope to Stolen Generation
MORE than 4000 people greeted a procession of representatives from Brisbane's Indigenous community into King George Square last month. |
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Yanner to Appeal Crocodile Charges
CARPENTARIA Land Council General Manager, Murrandoo Yanner will appeal to the High Court after a decision to retry him for hunting estuarine crocodiles. |
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Native Title High on Agenda for Gurang Summit
A Land Summit hosted by the Gurang Land Council in Bundaberg early this month was expecting up to 500 participants from all over the State. |
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Traditional Owners Vow to Stop Jabiluka Mine
THE Mirrar traditional owners of Kakadu National Park will continue to fight against the Jabiluka Uranium Mine despite the Federal Court recently giving approval for the mine's go ahead. |
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Larrakia to Appeal Freehold Decision
THE Larrakia people, the traditional owners of Darwin, will appeal a Federal Court decision that Native Title is permanently extinguished by freehold leases. |
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Nonsense Constitution Relic of Colonial Past - O'Shane
Pat O'Shane, NSW Magistrate and elected delegate for the Constitution Convention gives her views on the Convention, the Republic and our struggle. |
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Djerrkura Wants Black Seats in Parliament
THERE has been another push in Australia to dedicate seats in State and Federal Parliaments to Indigenous Australians. |
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Foreign Affairs Expert Says Mediation is Answer
FORMER Federal Foreign Affairs Department chief, Michael Costello is continuing to look for a mediator or facilitator between the Federal Government, the National Indigenous Working Group (NIWG) and pastoralists on the Native Title Amendment Bill. |
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Aboriginals Warn of Dams Effects on Lives
AN environmental impact study reveals substantial opposition by Aboriginal people to the Queensland Government's proposed Comet River dam at Starlee in central Queensland. |
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Indigenous Reps at Convention
INDIGENOUS people were well-represented at the Constitutional Convention held at Old Parliament House in Canberra last month. |
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What Does Proposed Republic Mean for Aboriginal People?
The recent Constitutional Convention discussed whether Australia was to change from being a monarchy to a republic, and how the President or titular head was to be appointed. |
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Indigenous Model Needed - O'Donoghue
APPOINTED Constitutional Convention delegate, Dr Lois O'Donoghue said she had outcomes for Indigenous people in mind when she finally moved away from a popular election model at the Convention. |
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Myths: Native Title Stops Leases
The first of a series of articles looking at some of the myths being circulated by those opposed to Native Title. This month David Yarrow debunks the myth that the freeze on activity and the granting of leases by the Queensland Government last year was necessary because of the Wik decision. |
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We Honour A Respected Elder and Campaigner for Equality
The Palm Island Aboriginal community has lost its oldest and most respected member, Kitchener Bligh. An obituary by Dr Ros Kidd. |
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Forestry Agreements Cannot Neglect Native Title
ANOTHER scandal has emerged regarding the recognition of Native Title rights in Queensland. |
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Call for Indigenous Property Rights to be Recognised in Rural Areas
RECONCILIATION will not be possible without respect for the property rights of Indigenous Australians, according to ATSIC Commissioner, Ray Robinson. |
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What They Said
The words from the people who made the headlines in the last month. |
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