Wednesday, 1 August 2007

ABC News : Indigenous

Govt to abolish Nguiu township permits
A spokesman for Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough says permits will be abolished for Nguiu on the Tiwi Islands even if the community signs a 99-year lease.

Alcohol bans anger Fitzroy Crossing residents
Opponents of a plan to ban takeaway alcohol in the Kimberley town of Fitzroy Crossing have warned the move could lead to more road accidents on the region's remote highways.

Permit changes needed to tackle child abuse: Chalmers
The operation head of the Federal Government's Northern Territory intervention task force says he is convinced changes to the permit system are necessary to tackling child abuse in Indigenous communities.

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