WA hands back 50,000 ha
The Miriuwung-Gajerrong people have been given back 50,000ha of freehold land in the East Kimberley region by the state government, making it the largest land hand back ever achieved in the state's history.
Feds to seize all Aboriginal assets above $400,000 in NT
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: The federal government is planning to seize the assets of Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory valued at over $400,000 as part of its emergency intervention aimed at talking child abuse, an online news website has reported.
Mixed response greets Tiwi 99-year lease signingIssue 137, September 6, 2007: The signing of Australia's first 99-year lease on the Tiwi Islands has been lamented by some and celebrated by others.
CDEP scrap may threaten rangersIssue 137, September 6, 2007: Advocates of an Indigenous rangers scheme in northern Australia fear it will be undermined by the scrapping of the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP).
Illegal fishing reductions
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Australia is winning the war on illegal fishing, with a 90 per cent reduction on the number of boat sightings since last year.
Rangers will get real jobs after CDEP scrap: StoneIssue 137, September 6, 2007: The federal government has defended a decision to scrap a program that funded Aboriginal rangers in the Northern Territory, saying they will get "real jobs" in exchange.
PM's reign a "living nightmare": leaders
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: A new coalition of Aboriginal leaders from around the nation has released its first public statement since forming last month.
Future lies in mainstream: PM
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Aboriginal people must become part of Australia's mainstream society if they are to have a future, Prime Minister John Howard has warned.
Mundine backs PM's comments
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Former ALP president and high profile Indigenous leader Warren Mundine has backed Prime Minister John Howard's comments that Indigenous people face a bleak future unless they join the mainstream.
Howard rebuffs visit with CAO
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Despite declaring that child abuse throughout the Northern Territory was "akin to a national emergency", Prime Minister John Howard refused to meet with Territory Aboriginal leaders during his visit to the NT community of Ntaria (Hermannsburg).
Surplus could help black health: Calma
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma has called for some of the record federal budget surplus announced by the federal Treasurer recently to be spent on improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Greens fear cuts to medical service
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Greens Senator for New South Wales, Kerry Nettle fears Aboriginal Medical Services in her state will have their funding slashed by up to half to help fund the federal government's intervention in the Northern Territory.
Major speaks out on abuse
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: It is "about time" an emergency was declared over the abuse and violence in Indigenous communities, a high profile Aboriginal role model says.
New stolen wages report launched into scandal
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: The case of "millions and millions" of dollars stolen from Aboriginal people by successive Australian governments is the subject of a new report recently launched in Melbourne.
Kava bans could result in black market: NT councils
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Crime, gambling and a black market trade in alcohol and marijuana are on the rise following the federal government's ban on the intoxicating drink kava, remote Northern Territory councils say.
Fitzroy Valley group calls for parliamentary inquiry
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Members of a remote community in Western Australia's Kimberley region have called for a parliamentary inquiry into social and economic issues in the town.
Poverty affects 10 percent: report
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Even though the economy is booming, almost two million Australians, or 10 per cent, are living in poverty, a report has found.
PM announces more AFP for NT
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Prime Minister John Howard has announced an additional 66 Australian Federal Police (AFP) will patrol remote Northern Territory communities, taking the total number on the ground to 116.
Police plan for better relations
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Aboriginal people can expect an improved relationship with NSW police after the introduction of new guidelines, Commissioner Ken Moroney says.
Qld first to contribute police
NORTHERN TERRITORY: Queensland became the first state to contribute to the NT Indigenous intervention last month after ten Queensland police arrived in the Top End.
New registrar replaces Beacroft
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: The federal government has appointed a senior Australian Security and Investment Commission (ASIC) executive to oversee the operations of Aboriginal corporations.
O'Brien "outraged" community: Kris
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: The Local Member for Cook Jason O'Brien has failed to recognise the scepticism among Island communities surrounding the state's sweeping changes to local government and has "outraged" the St Paul's community in claiming he is an elected representative, Torres Strait Regional Authority Chairman Toshie Kris said.
PM not helping on Cape: Beattie
Issue 137, September 6, 2007: Premier Peter Beattie has accused Prime Minister John Howard of failing to help set up a commission aimed at driving social and economic reform in the state's far northern Indigenous communities.
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