LRQ: July 1998

July 1998

	Australia's Day of Evil THE Australian Parliament has now taken the shameless, unscrupulous step, after ninety seven years of its existence, to extinguish the legal rights of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
	State Regional Agreement Push UNDER the new Beattie Labor Government, Regional Agreements are set to emerge as a cost-effective alternative to Native Title litigation.
	A New Political Era Unfolds The ATSIC Native Title Commissioner outlines his approach to land rights in the context of the new political landscape.
	Call to expose One Nation's lack of policy "Her comments are factually wrong . . . But worst of all, she has no policies. This is what we must expose."
	Voters chastise politicians at the ballot box IN an interview with Natalia Infield of Land Rights Queensland, ABC Radio journalist, Sandy McCutcheon, comments on One Nation's success and the consequences for Australian political parties.
	Murray Islanders defend sea rights THREE Torres Strait Islander men who allegedly threatened three commercial fishermen with a crayfish spear and robbed them of their 100kg coral trout catch appeared in the Thursday Island Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning, 16 June.
	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education: A step in the right direction THE future of Indigenous community education received a massive boost on June 17, with the official opening of the Murri School at the old Acacia Ridge State School site on Beaudesert Road.
	Economy, not Wik, led to Queensland poll result The Democrats' John Woodley, the only MP who jointly holds Native Title and rural portfolios, says John Howard has misread the Queensland election result.
	Historical Notes: The Wreck of the Sovereign Roger Ford describes the story of the rescuers of the Sovereign, a paddle steamer that capsized in a stormy Moreton Bay in 1847.
	The Elders' Stories: Toward 2000 AS we near the 21st century, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities Australia-wide have to join together now and ask our tribal Elders for their views, wisdom and history, to prepare our children to carry on our culture and heritage.
	What's really behind Boswell's tough talk? SENATOR Ron Boswell, senior member of the National Party, has been urging the Prime Minister to go to a double dissolution election earlier rather than later.
	Tweed Shire flies flag for reconciliation THE Tweed Shire Council in northern New South Wales recently had the opportunity to grasp the significance of Sorry Day following a moving address by a member of the Stolen Generation to a Council meeting.
	Self-Government Report Revived The new State Labor Government will work towards giving Indigenous communities a much higher level of self-determination under their new policy platform.
	Opposition to Jabiluka gathers pace INTERNATIONAL pressure to halt the Jabiluka uranium mine has begun as the traditional owners of the land gained support from the UNESCO World Heritage Bureau.
	Heritage Bill attacks Indigenous rights ATSIC Chairman Gatjil Djerrkura says the Federal Government's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Bill 1998 represents another attack on existing Indigenous rights.
	What They Said ... The words from the people who made this news this month.
	Miners Sceptical of Labor Native Title Plans MINING powerbrokers are reluctant to enter into discussions with the State Government on Regional Agreements.
	Who's he dancing with now? THE Wik deadlock may be broken if the Prime Minister agrees to Independent Senator Brian Harradine's compromise on the right to negotiate on pastoral leases.
	Decision reserved on crucial Native Title decision THE High Court has reserved its decision on a crucial Native Title question arising out of a claim near Darwin by the Larrakia people.
	A Murri's view of the High Court "ON 23 June 1998, I had the privilege to attend the High Court in Brisbane for a hearing on determining whether Native Title can be revived when freehold land reverts to Crown land."
	State election sparks international response A STATE election in Australia would not normally send off shock waves in Asia, or anywhere else in the world for that matter. But the recent Queensland election has made big headlines throughout the region.
	NOT exactly the Clever Country GOVERNANCE is the most complex of public services as it can subsume all other services within its jurisdiction. In an ideal state, where the brightest and best of all communities are able to fulfil their potential, extraordinary citizens might be encouraged to serve in government. Demonstrably this has not been the case in Australia.
	One Nation - the danger to tourism QUEENSLANDERS who voted for the right-wing One Nation party have sent a clear signal to Asian tourists that they are less than welcome in the Sunshine State.
	Election stalls RFA process THE South East Queensland Regional Forest Agreement processes have been on hold pending the appointment of the new Beattie Government.
	NSW looking at Regional Agreements on Native Title THE NSW Government may be planning to develop regional agreements on Native Title, in stark contrast with the approach of the Federal Government.
	QANTM leap in training AN innovative partnership between FAIRA and QANTM Australia is creating unique opportunities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike to develop computer skills, from basic to advanced levels.
	History of the Indigenous south-east FAIRA Books is about to release its latest publication, Indigenous Peoples of South-East Queensland: An Annotated Guide to Ethno-Historical Sources by Roger Ford and Thom Blake.
	Labor's Policy on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs In the last issue of Land Rights Queensland, we covered the Indigenous policies of major parties. Thanks to a busy pre-election schedule, Labor's policy response arrived too late for the last issue, but it's here now.
	Native Title Myths: "Aboriginal people get special treatment from governments" Land Rights Queensland continues to look at some of the myths being circulated by those opposed to Native Title.
	Dreadful experiment that went wrong One Nation was spawned by John Howard's election strategy of turning Australians against each other and now he's paying for it, writes Noel Pearson.

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