The Commonwealth has come under attack for the way it handled Aboriginal affairs during the proclamation of self-government for the Northern Territory.
Intervention 'a mark of the failure of self-government'
January 2, 2009 12:20:00
The former chief minister of the Northern Territory, Paul Everingham, says the federal government was wrong to split responsibility for Aboriginal affairs when it granted self-government 30 years ago.
Secret 1978 federal cabinet papers have been declassified, revealing new insights into the Commonwealth's decision to lift its control on the Northern Territory.
The Northern Territory's Amateur Fisherman's Association says it is not concerned a new coastal management system will limit recreational fishers' access around the Tiwi Islands.
The organisers of the annual Tidy Towns competition are hoping more Aboriginal communities in Western Australia will take part this year.
The Federal Government is expanding its program of employing Indigenous people to work as rangers in remote environments.
A woman from Condobolin in New South Wales has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of a scholarship named in honour of the late Peter Andren.
Police have seized a large amount of alcohol destined for the remote Cape York Aboriginal community of Pormpuraaw.
The chairman of a remote Kimberley Aboriginal community in northern Western Australia has been charged with child rape.
A four year native title legal fight over land at Port Stephens has ended, with the Federal Court ruling it is not culturally significant and can be sold.
The Land and Environment Court has reserved judgment in a case challenging the plan to almost double the size of the Lake Cowal Gold mine.
An independent inquiry into an Aboriginal aged care facility where a woman was burnt to death has found the service needs repairs and upgrades.
The Australian Medical Association's Northern Territory branch says the Territory Government is failing to provide adequate follow-up treatment for Aboriginal children in remote communities.
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