Indigenous News Update – Politics

by Robbo on August 29, 2009

in Indigenous News

News

  • Australian Racial Discrimination Act could be reinstated during the spring session of Parliament http://bit.ly/DIBoB
  • ‘Creating a sustainable National Representative Body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ report http://bit.ly/1w2K6E
  • Senate committee travels to NW Australia to hear from Aboriginals on effects of fed govt policies http://bit.ly/yCP3E
  • Alyawarra people (4000 strong) ask United nations for refugee status. Intervention made them outcasts on own country http://bit.ly/FeNXP
  • INDIGENOUS representative body will be independent of government, include women and have advisory powers only. http://bit.ly/rp6vk
  • Many recognised Aboriginal leaders had no input into national indigenous body. http://bit.ly/pRMxu – is that a bad thing?

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