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 Harradine
Defends Racist Laws
Senator Harradine has voted with the government to reject
scrutiny of Australia's Native Title laws by the United
Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination (CERD).
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 New
CEO for ATSIC
In a joint statement on 29 April Aboriginal Affairs Minister
Senator John Herron and ATSIC Chair Mr Gatjil Djerrkura
announced the appointment of Mr Mark Sullivan as the new CEO
of ATSIC.
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 Facing
the past
and
saying sorry
"Unless non-Aboriginal Australians are prepared to look at
the past openly and honestly there will be no real and
effective reconciliation with Aboriginal Australians." -
The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, AC, CH, former Prime
Minister of Australia.
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 Women's
Justice Network brings legal services to women in the
bush
Rural and Indigenous women in south-west Queensland now have
immediate and confidential access to legal information and
advice with the launch of the Women's Justice Network (WJN)
on 22 March.
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 UN
Visit to Australia Denied
Here LRQ provides some quotes from the UN Committee's
deliberations in March, and reaction to the Government's
decision to deny the visit by the UN
Committee.
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 Qld
National Parks Co-management
Summit
The Queensland Indigenous Working Group (QIWG) last month
held a three-day workshop on National Park co-management (
National Park Summit) with participants drawn from Native
Title Representative Bodies and Traditional Owners of nine
National Parks involved in the Queensland Government's
current case studies.
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NT's
first Indigenous Land Use Agreement
The National Native Title Tribunal has moved to register the
first Indigenous land use agreement (ILUA) in the Northern
Territory.
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ATSIC
lifts no-confidence in Herron
The ATSIC Board last month lifted its year-old vote of
no-confidence in the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Affairs, John Herron.
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Yarning
about Native Title
The National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) last month
launched a special radio feature called Yarning about Native
Title, explaining key aspects of Native Title
law.
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Under
Award Wages - Palm Island
It has been established Aboriginal people living on Palm
Island were paid under award wages between 1975 and 1984 by
Queensland State Government authorities.
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Court
Native Title backflip
Western Australian Premier, Richard Court, has accepted
Labor's amendments to his Titles Validation Amendment
Bill.
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More
WA rego test successes
Three Western Australian Native Title applications have
passed the new registration test, retaining the right to
negotiate in relation to development projects in the
region.
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First
rego test success in Victoria
A Native Title application covering Crown land in Victoria's
Gippsland region is the first in that State to pass the
stringent new registration test.
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Youth
First
"More than half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Queenslanders are younger than 20, and more than one-quarter
are less than ten years old." - From the Minister for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy and
Development, Judy Spence.
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Compensation
for Indigenous Concepts of Value
This article extends the author's earlier publication in the
February edition of LRQ titled "Calculating the Value of
Native Title" and is the second of a continuing series which
will deal with valuation issues.
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Editorial
Refusal by the Government to allow the United Nations
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
to visit Australia is fraught with considerable danger for
Australia.
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Wik
laws unfair in practice
"Democrats' warnings of unfairness in the new
registration test for Native Title claims have been borne
out in submissions to a Senate Inquiry." - Senator John
Woodley is the Democrats' spokesperson on Indigenous
Affairs
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In
Brief
- Happy
Valley residents, on the outskirts of Townsville, have
been granted the land they have been living on for
decades.
- New
practices being forged in Indigenous art, through both
contemporary interpretations of cultural traditions and
the use of new technologies and mediums, are reflected in
the latest grants from the Australia Council.
- The
Mount Isa Institute of TAFE has won a contract to develop
a traineeship program for Indigenous people from
Boorooloola in the Northern Territory.
- Tjapukai
Aboriginal Park in Cairns, Australia's biggest Indigenous
tourist attraction, has won a prestigious award at a
regional conference in Japan.
- The
North Queensland Cowboys have initiated a "Cowboys
Challenge" to remote area communities across northern and
central Queensland.
- A
report on the world's education standards has attacked
Australia's record on Aboriginal education and the
Northern Territory's decision to axe bilingual
classes.
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Letters
to the Editor
Your views on current issues.
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What
They Said...
The words from the people who made the headlines this month.
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ANTaR
News ....
ANTaR QLD plays a key role in communicating the reality of
Indigenous issues, in bringing Australians together to
recognise and work for change on these realities.
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A
different kind of sleeping sickness in the Top
End
Darwin City Council is jailing locals who like to sleep in
public parks, reports Paul Toohey from The
Australian.
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Future
Meets Past
History was made in Brisbane's
northern suburbs as primary school students recently met and
exchanged stories with Murri Elders.
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Nicole
Watson has one ambition
"I want to become known as
Nicole Watson the exceptionally good lawyer. Not just Nicole
Watson the Murri lawyer."
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International
award for Indigenous women
Two of the Aboriginal women at the forefront of the fight to
stop the Jabiluka Uranium mine have been awarded the world's
biggest environmental prize.
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DÄR
Festival to celebrate Brisbane's Indigenous
culture
Brisbane City Council is hosting its second annual
Indigenous Arts and Cultural Festival, DÄR 1999, from
27 May to 6 June.
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Brisbane
Land Interest Forum
FAIRA is collaborating with the Brisbane City Council on a
number of activities aimed at improving Council's links with
Traditional Owners and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people in the Brisbane area.
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Southern
Gulf Multiple Use Strategic Plan
Study
The Multiple Use Strategic Plan (MUSP) for the Southern Gulf
of Carpentaria waters and the coastal zone arose from the
Century Mine negotiations, when the need to closely examine
the possible environmental impacts of future development in
the Gulf was raised, say consultants undertaking the
study.
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Cybertracker
Capers
Planes are going to fall from the sky! Secret Russian
Nuclear Warheads are going to rain down on the world! There
will be no power, water, gas, petrol and all the money in
your bank and building society accounts will disappear!
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Bookmarks
Links to interesting places on the internet.
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Book
Reviews
Book reviews on The Riches of Ancient
Australia, Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Australia,
Canada & New Zealand and Defining Aboriginal
Title in the 90's Has the Supreme Court Finally Got it
Right?
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Aboriginal
Touring Exhibition
A major touring exhibition which highlights co-operative
ventures between Indigenous Australians and the mining
industry is currently touring south-east Asia.
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