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29 Apr Indigenous owners outraged at site earmarked for Australia’s first nuclear waste dump

Posted at 14:36h in News

A South Australian cattle station that is part-owned by the state’s Liberal party director and next to an Indigenous Protected Area has been provisionally selected as the site of Australia’s first nuclear waste dump, outraging traditional owners. Wallerberdina Station near Barndioota, just under 500km north of Adelaide...

29 Apr ‘Landmark study’ examines the economic impact of Indigenous communities

Posted at 14:32h in News

A first of its kind study looking at the impact of the Atlantic Indigenous economy is painting a picture of the impact Indigenous communities have on the overall economy in Atlantic Canada. “We took all the communities in this area and we looked at band spending, we looked at...

29 Apr Recognise the limits of indigenous constitutional recognition

Posted at 14:31h in News

When, shortly after the federal election, the 16-member Referendum Council kicks off a series of indigenous consultations to canvass Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander concerns over proposed constitutional change, it will be bracing itself for some painful truths. Whatever good the official Recognise campaign has done...