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- 28 October 2008
- Devils Marbles handed back to traditional owners ›› more
- 27 October 2008
- Tanami Regional Partnership Agreement ›› more
- 27 October 2008
- Warlpiri use royalties to build Yuendumu Pool ›› more
- 15 October 2008
- Minister looks for distraction ›› more
- 14 October 2008
- CLC response to NTER review ›› more
- 14 August 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
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Aboriginal flood victims cop a raw deal The director of the Central Land Council, David Ross called on the Northern Territory Government to immediately honour its promise to reimburse the Daguragu Community Council for $34,000 it spent on emergency flood assistance. "Like other Australians who have been unfortunate enough to experience a natural disaster, the people of Kalkaringi and Daguragu lost everything," he said. "When Katherine residents lost their belongings they were, quite rightly, compensated to the tune of nearly $10 million in cash payments. Another $20 million was spent on cleaning up and rebuilding. "For Mike Reed to turn around now and deny the Kalkaringi and Daguragu people the assistance they need to help them get back on their feet is typical of the deal Aboriginal people get from the Northern Territory Government," Mr Ross said. Mr Ross said the Northern Territory Government should tell the public how it intends to assist the victims, how it plans to rebuild flood-stricken Aboriginal communities and how much it has received from the Commonwealth for this purpose. " It's time the NT Government opened the books and gave the public some accountability," he said. 20 March 2001 |