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14 Sep Govt ‘fence sitting’ over WA gas project (Sydney Morning Herald)

Posted at 06:41h in News, Posts

Kimberley Land Council chief executive Wayne Bergmann says he's disappointed the federal government is "sitting on the fence" when it comes to a dispute over the Browse Basin gas reserves. The West Australian government this month announced it would compulsorily acquire land near Broome, in the...

07 Sep Indian Brook signs ‘historic’ deal between government and First Nations (The Weekly Press)

Posted at 09:23h in News, Posts

MILLBROOK: The provincial government declared a new era in First Nations relations Sept. 1, as Nova Scotia’s 13 Mi’kmaq chiefs filed into the Glooscap Heritage Centre in Millbrook to sign off on an agreement that could improve the economic future of aboriginal people. Indian Brook Chief...

07 Sep NSW Parliament to recognise Indigenous Australians (ABC News)

Posted at 09:20h in News, Posts

Indigenous leaders will gather at the New South Wale Parliament today for the introduction of a new bill recognising Aboriginal people as the first people in the state. Premier Kristina Keneally has described the legislation as historic. She will introduce the bill to amend the New South...