Native title report 2006

Tom Calma / Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Economic development can and does happen on Indigenous land, and when the preconditions are right, Indigenous Australians can and do achieve great things on the land, writes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma in this report. The report also contains a national survey of Indigenous land owners, which found that although custodial responsibilities and land care were their first priority, nearly all respondents strongly supported economic development.