Author: Michael Murphy

04 Dec Labour rethinking policy on giving iwi beach title (The New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 10:07h in News, Posts

Opposition leader Phil Goff has indicated Labour is backing away from its stance of allowing customary title of the foreshore and seabed to be awarded to iwi that meet the criteria involved. Labour's submission to the review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act earlier this...

01 Dec Meet Canada’s other heads of state: In an Olympic first, native leaders will receive the same recognition and privileges as Obama or Sarkozy would (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 21:28h in News, Posts

When it comes to U.S. President Barack Obama's possible presence at the 2010 Winter Olympics here, mum's the word. Officially, lips are sealed. But should Mr. Obama decide to brave the likely rain and snow for a visit, the world's most powerful leader will rank...

01 Dec Tas police charge Aboriginal activists (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Posted at 21:25h in News, Posts

About 50 Aboriginal activists have been arrested and charged with trespass after trying to stop construction at a road bypass near Hobart. Protest spokesman Michael Mansell says a four kilometre-long stretch at Brighton, in a valley near where two rivers converge, was an ancient crossroads...