Australian Government Media Releases

Indigenous rangers protect red centre lands

Another investment in Indigenous jobs and Kimberley cattle industry - The Hon Tony Burke MP - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
http://www.maff.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/june/another_investment_in_indigenous_jobs_and_kimberley_cattle_industry
Indigenous workers will play an important part in the growth of the Kimberley cattle industry into the expanding South East Asian market, the Rudd Government said today. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke officially opened the new Roebuck Export Depot, 30km east of Broome. The live export industry supports more than 10,000 jobs in rural and regional Australia, including more than 1,000 jobs in northern Western Australia.

Nyangumarta Native Title Determination http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/www/ministers/robertmc.nsf/Page/MediaReleases_2009_SecondQuarter_11June2009-NyangumartaNativeTitleDetermination
Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today welcomed the Federal Court's recognition of the Nyangumarta people's native title rights in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Government has also introduced the Native Title Amendment Bill 2009 to encourage broader, quicker and more flexible negotiated outcomes for native title claims. A fact sheet outlining the Nyangumarta native title determination is attached.

New 40-bed hostel for Alice Springs
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/jennymacklin.nsf/content/bed_hostel_alice_springs_11june09.htm
New 40-bed hostel for Alice Springs. with , Minister for Indigenous Health - Member for Lingiari. This facility enables Indigenous people to access health services closer to home and is an important step in tackling Indigenous disadvantage.