Central Land Council
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CLC Press Releases
- 14 Augyust 2008 2008
- Communities have their say on intervention ›› more
- 31 July 2008 2008
- Fairfax news in bad taste ›› more
- 24 July 2008 2008
- election: accountability needed ›› more
- 17 July 2008 2008
- Royal commission needed into NT funding ›› more
- 11 July 2008 2008
- Simpson Desert: the last land rights claim under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act ›› more
- 8 July 2008 2008
- Sacred site damage at Wilora ›› more
- 30 May 2008
- Seal the Mereenie Loop Road Now ›› more
- 27 May 2008
- Angela Pamela Negotiations ›› more
- 9 May 2008
- Angela Pamela and the native title process ›› more
- 18 February 2008
- Coalition should support permit system ›› more
- 15 February 2008
- Politicians threaten to derail fresh start ›› more
- 22 January 2008
- Police ignorance upsets Lajamanu community ›› more
- 26 November 2007
- Optimism for a fresh consensual approach on Aboriginal affairs ›› more
- 21 November 2007
- Concerns over Central Petroleum tactics ›› more
A LONG WAY HOME More than a dozen Eastern Arrernte travelled the 1200 kilometres from Mt Isa to Alice Springs crammed in the back of a "troopie" to receive the title to their traditional lands. Traditional owners for this area were driven away from their country by the violence of white settlers during the 1890s and forcibly removed move into Queensland where they lived under the oppression of the notorious Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Preservation Act. The 201 square kilometre area handed back by Aboriginal Affairs Minister Robert Tickner on October 25 was a stock reserve at the north-east corner of Tarlton Downs Station. A land claim over the area was first lodged back in 1980 but, before the claim could be heard, the area was scheduled Aboriginal land in line with the September 1989 living areas agreement between the Commonwealth and Federal governments. Around 80 people are expected to move back to live in their traditional country, now that title had been granted. |
