Wednesday, 20 June 2007

ABC News : Indigenous

Indigenous local govt group backs welfare plan
The head of the Aboriginal Local Government Association of Queensland, Vince Mundraby, has backed a plan to change the way welfare is distributed in Indigenous communities.

Criticism of Aboriginal welfare report
A leading Tasmanian Aboriginal has labelled a new Indigenous welfare report as "worthless and paternalistic.".

Aboriginal welfare plan 'could be discriminatory'
Acting federal Race Discrimination Commissioner Tom Calma has raised concerns about a proposal to make welfare payments for Indigenous Australians conditional on their behaviour.

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