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A White Grab For Black Land

Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory have lost communal control of their land under controversial changes to land rights laws just passed in the Senate. Opponents of the amendments say the new laws severely weaken Indigenous people’s control of their land. Greens Senator Rachel Siewert slammed the changes saying "This will be marked as a tragic day for land rights in Australia,"

The ammendments will alter the 1976 Northern Territory Land Rights Act, which gives Aboriginal Australians control and communal ownership over their land. Under the new regime, NT Aboriginal people will be offered loans and 99 year leases in an effort to force private ownership and economic development.

National Indigenous Times | ANTAR | Laws stacked against traditional owners | Perth IMC

Posted in | Submitted by Anonymous on 16 August, 2006 - 14:00.
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Mabo Day Celebrated

2006 marks the 14th anniversary of Mabo Day, the date when the High Court of Australia handed down its landmark decision in the Mabo case in 1992, finding that there was prior occuption and ownership of the land, thus overturning the doctine of Terra Nullius. It could form the basis for reconcilation based on justice between indigenous Australians and those who have settled here from Europe and other parts of the globe. [Full Story]

Make MABO DAY - 3 June - an Australian Public Holiday

Posted in | | Submitted by Anonymous on 15 June, 2006 - 14:00.
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Lake Cowal Easter Protest Halts Mine

Mining operations at Barrick Gold's Lake Cowal Project in western NSW were stopped for over five hours on Easter Sunday when a group of nearly one hundred protestors walked on to the mine site to highlight concern over the mine’s safety and social implications. The group, including Wiradjuri traditional owners and a cross section of locals and others from around Australia, were part of Easter protests against the newly opened gold mine. [Full Story]

[Desecration of Sacred Site | Save Lake Cowal | Cyanide Watch | The Lake]

Posted in | Submitted by Anonymous on 15 June, 2006 - 14:00.
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Indigenous Camp eviction looms

The Camp Sovereignty protest site in Melbourne's Kings Domain Gardens faces the threat of eviction after police visited the camp on Friday morning. The camp was established for the Commonwealth Games to serve as a base for actions coordinated by the Black GST campaign to highlight the on going resistance of Indigenous and non Indigenous people to the illegal occupation of the Australian continent. [Full Story]

Background [Black GST | Camp Sovereignty Established]

Posted in | Submitted by Anonymous on 9 April, 2006 - 14:00.
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Desecration of Sacred Site - Lake Cowal

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Looking down on the mine with its open-cut pit, which is still only at about 7% of its total depth, and the cryptic markings of the unlined tailings dams, I reflected on a famous quote by Mark Twain: What's a definition of a gold mine? A hole in the ground owned by a liar. [Full Story]

[Lake Cowal Corroboree planned for Easter]

Posted in | Submitted by Anonymous on 26 March, 2006 - 15:00.
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