Tag: Indigenous Protocols
Police crack down on Cape York alcohol smuggling
Cape York police have charged nearly 60 people in a crackdown on alcohol smuggling in two far north Queensland communities where taverns have recently closed.[MORE]
Alcohol restrictions planned for Cherbourg
The Queensland Government has announced alcohol restrictions for the Cherbourg Aboriginal community in the South Burnett.[MORE]
Intervention dominates NT complaints: Ombudsman
The Commonwealth Ombudsman says his office has dealt with 550 complaints, largely about the Intervention, since establishing a presence in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
APY board urges tough Mintabie restrictions
The APY executive board wants the South Australian Government to impose tough new restrictions on the remote mining town of Mintabie.[MORE]
Elder insulted by stolen wages offer
An Indigenous elder in north Queensland says the amount of compensation being offered for stolen wages compensation is an insult.[MORE]
Indigenous repatriation policies reviewed
A national Indigenous repatriation summit in Brisbane has been told the process needs to be clearer.[MORE]
Aboriginal legal service backs voluntary income management
A legal service has applauded the intervention review board's recommendation that income management be voluntary, but is critical of other recommendations made.[MORE]
Brough has no regrets over blanket intervention
Mal Brough says he does not regret taking a blanket approach to all Northern Territory Aboriginal communities in the federal intervention.[MORE]
Commission starts welfare quarantining in N Qld
The Family Responsibilities Commission says it has begun to quarantine people's welfare payments in four far north Queensland Aboriginal communities.[MORE]
Consortiums selected for Indigenous housing upgrades
Three building consortiums have been selected to build hundreds of new homes in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Intervention constitutional, Govt lawyers say
Lawyers for the Federal Government have told the High Court that the Northern Territory intervention does not breach the Constitution.[MORE]
Intervention absolutely essential: Costello
Former treasurer Peter Costello has restated his support for his government's intervention in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Challenge to NT intervention underway
The High Court is hearing a challenge to the federal intervention's compulsory five-year takeover of Aboriginal townships.[MORE]
'People power' needed for intervention sustainability
A former member of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Taskforce says people power is key to sustainability.[MORE]
Report on NT intervention delayed
The report on the official review of the Northern Territory Emergency Response has been delayed until mid-October.[MORE]
NUS calls for tailored courses for Indigenous students
The National Union of Students (NUS) has tabled a special submission to the Federal Government's review of higher education, highlighting strategies to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students.[MORE]
Calls for apology from 'insensitive' Fairfax papers
The Central and Northern Land Councils say the way Fairfax newspapers reported the death of an Arnhem Land man horrified the family of the deceased with its cultural insensitivity.[MORE]
Compensation for Blue Mud Bay decision unlikely: Macklin
The Federal Government says it is unlikely to compensate anyone adversely affected by the Blue Mud Bay decision.[MORE]
Blue Mud Bay decision 'may impact Aust-wide Indigenous rights'
The rights of Indigenous people could be extended following an unprecedented High Court decision.[MORE]
Central Land Council hears final claim
The Central Land Council director says hearings and submissions will continue in central Australia this week in what is expected to be the last land claim under the Northern Territory Aboriginal Land Rights Act.[MORE]
Indigenous doctors welcome Health Equality Council
Indigenous doctors have welcomed a new bid to close the life expectancy gap.[MORE]
Opposition blasts 'sit down money' for Top End
Federal Opposition says CDEP represents 'sit down money' and is destructive to Indigenous communities.[MORE]
Indigenous housing can't be fixed in 4 yrs: Vatskalis
The NT Housing Minister says it will be impossible to solve the Indigenous housing shortage in four years.[MORE]
Rethinking training for remote teachers
If we want different outcomes, we need different methods for training our teachers to be successful.[MORE]
Academic seeks answers to Indigenous deaths in custody
An academic is travelling overseas to see how other nations have tried to develop culturally appropriate prisons to reduce deaths in custody.[MORE]
