Media Releases
2019
September
Thu, September 19, 2019 Traditional owners ask climate strikers to think of them as the Territory heats up
Tue, September 10, 2019 NT Aboriginal organisations slam cashless debit card as “another Intervention”
Wed, September 04, 2019 Eunice Napanangka Jack wins Vincent Lingiari Art Award
Mon, September 02, 2019 Vincent Lingiari Art Award entries reflect personal truths
July
Tue, July 02, 2019 Native title to be recognised on Tennant Creek Station
June
Thu, June 27, 2019 Indigenous organisations collaborate on feral camel control in the central desert
Mon, June 17, 2019 Inaugural forum for native title holders of central Australia
May
Fri, May 03, 2019 Rainbow Valley: celebrating native title over NT tourism icon
April
Wed, April 10, 2019 CLC under new gender-balanced leadership
March
Tue, March 19, 2019 CLC congratulates NLC on appointing the first female land council CEO
Thu, March 07, 2019 Remote Kings Canyon communities invest in secondary education
Mon, March 04, 2019 Central Land Council Chairman calls for calm on remote housing
February
Mon, February 18, 2019 Let the treaty talks begin
January
Wed, January 30, 2019 Traditional owners make difficult decisions for animal welfare
Thu, January 24, 2019 CLC warns of more emergency feral animal culls
2018
December
Tue, December 04, 2018 New Year to bring change at the top of the Central Land Council
November
Sat, November 24, 2018 Win for remote Aboriginal education at the Indigenous Governance Awards
Mon, November 05, 2018 Bilby Blitz raises questions about threatened species’ main predator
October
Mon, October 15, 2018 Community development champions compete for governance award
August
Thu, August 23, 2018 Coniston Massacre families gather to tell the truth
June
Tue, June 19, 2018 Native title to be recognised on Henbury Station
Mon, June 18, 2018 Anmatyerr native title holders celebrate determination over Pine Hill Station
Mon, June 18, 2018 Loss of former CLC chair Kumanjayi Granites mourned
Fri, June 08, 2018 Barunga agreement
May
Tue, May 22, 2018 Native title determination over Andado and New Crown stations
Tue, May 22, 2018 Maryvale native title determination triggers difficult memories
Fri, May 11, 2018 Discriminatory remote work scheme improved but onerous work hrs & harsh penalties will drive poverty
April
Thu, April 05, 2018 Land councils and NT agree on a memorandum of understanding for a treaty
March
Wed, March 21, 2018 Aboriginal teachers’ book shares lessons from remote community classrooms
Mon, March 19, 2018 Aboriginal rangers launch the first national Bilby Blitz
Tue, March 13, 2018 New Aboriginal ranger team to fight threats to Katiti Petermann IPA
Sun, March 11, 2018 CLC backs further extension of Tennant Creek grog restrictions
Fri, March 09, 2018 APO NT: Aboriginal Housing Forum 2018
2017
December
Fri, December 15, 2017 APO NT: Aboriginal voices finally heard on CDP failure
Thu, December 14, 2017 Media Statement
November
Tue, November 21, 2017 What’s community development? International aid organisations to get answers from the bush
Wed, November 01, 2017 Between a rock and a hard place no more: Anangu close Uluru climb at last
October
Fri, October 20, 2017 Failure guaranteed if you don’t involve us, say Aboriginal organisations
September
Mon, September 25, 2017 Emily Gap custodians launch Anthwerrke interactive tour for visitors
Wed, September 20, 2017 CLC delegates want a say about an Indigenous voice to parliament
Fri, September 08, 2017 APO NT: Aboriginal organisations call to replace discriminatory Work for the Dole scheme
August
Tue, August 01, 2017 Phillip Creek native title determination to trigger memories
June
Thu, June 01, 2017 Traditional owners rejoice at NT government’s ban of mining in Watarrka National Park
May
Mon, May 08, 2017 Custodians seek prosecution and grog ban over sacred site desecration at Karlu Karlu
Wed, May 03, 2017 First native title determination in the Northern Territory’s South
April
Tue, April 04, 2017 Native title over Mt Riddock, Aileron and Nolan Bore to be declared
Mon, April 03, 2017 Constitutional Reform: Central Australian Aboriginal meeting calls for substantive change
March
Thu, March 23, 2017 Aboriginal Peak Organisations welcome Senate inquiry into Community Development Program
Thu, March 16, 2017 Township leasing our way: Mutitjulu celebrates its community-driven model
2016
December
Thu, December 08, 2016 Township leasing our way: CLC approves community driven model for Mutitjulu
Wed, December 07, 2016 First Aboriginal carbon business in the CLC region wins contract for savannah burning
Thu, December 01, 2016 CLC to help organise Central Australian constitutional recognition referendum debates
November
Mon, November 21, 2016 Digital innovation from the Tanami Desert puts indigenous land managers across the globe in control
Fri, November 11, 2016 CLC says phase out ‘cops at shops’ policy and provide extra support for families affected by grog
September
Thu, September 01, 2016 Hetti Perkins’ art pick celebrates 40 years of land rights
August
Wed, August 24, 2016 NT land councils call for Indigenous led Northern development
Wed, August 17, 2016 Constitutional recognition must deliver benefits and enable treaties
Wed, August 17, 2016 Joint land council meeting asserts Aboriginal control over ABA funds
Wed, August 17, 2016 CLC delegates pick their favourite from Vincent Lingiari Art Award entries
Tue, August 02, 2016 APO NT: Opportunity for a fresh start on the Royal Commission
July
Fri, July 29, 2016 Royal Commission compromised from the start
Wed, July 27, 2016 Royal Commission: ‘do it with us, not to us’ NT Aboriginal organisations write to PM
June
Mon, June 20, 2016 Native title on Mt Denison and Narwietooma stations celebrated
Fri, June 03, 2016 Another piece of Simpson puzzle to be returned to traditional owners
May
Fri, May 27, 2016 CLC welcomes Labor’s promise to invest in indigenous ranger jobs
Wed, May 04, 2016 Central Land Council Ranger Camp 2016
April
Fri, April 29, 2016 CLC congratulates NT communities on their successful campaign against a nuclear waste dump
Wed, April 20, 2016 CLC confirms leadership duo, condemns top-down ABA ‘reform’
Mon, April 18, 2016 CLC delegates to elect new leadership team
Wed, April 06, 2016 Recognition at last of native title on two Northern Territory pastoral properties
March
Thu, March 17, 2016 Vincent Lingiari Art Award celebrates 40 years of land rights
February
Wed, February 10, 2016 Business as usual remote housing strategy won’t Close the Gap
January
Wed, January 20, 2016 Town camp tenancy contract and failed NT housing system both need review
2015
November
Mon, November 30, 2015 Tjuwanpa Rangers celebrate their 10th birthday
Thu, November 26, 2015 Land Councils urge Senate support for positive Land Rights Act amendments
Wed, November 25, 2015 Australia owes traditional owners for their successful campaign to protect Watarrka
Tue, November 24, 2015 Watarrka mining: NT Chief Minister’s divide-and-rule manoeuvre won’t fool anyone
Mon, November 23, 2015 Watarrka National Park is the first test of new NT oil and gas policy
Wed, November 18, 2015 CLC to consult neighbours of shortlisted nuclear waste site
Thu, November 05, 2015 Expressions of interest open for a new nature-based tourism lodge in Central Australia
October
Sun, October 25, 2015 Uluru handback anniversary marks 10 years of CLC community development achievements
Thu, October 01, 2015 Katiti Petermann Indigenous Protected Area Declared
September
Wed, September 30, 2015 Traditional owners get ready to declare the land surrounding Uluru an Indigenous Protected Area
Tue, September 15, 2015 Huge Indigenous protected area for Central Australia to complete conservation jigsaw
August
Fri, August 28, 2015 Launch of ‘Every hill got a story’: our history, our words
June
Fri, June 19, 2015 Northern development on our own terms
Thu, June 04, 2015 Hard-line approach is failing our kids, and the community - APO NT
May
Thu, May 14, 2015 Budget delivers uncertainty and blackmail to NT outstations - Joint Media Release CLC-NLC
April
Mon, April 20, 2015 Threat of removal of ‘rock throwing’ children into care
Thu, April 16, 2015 GOOD GOVERNANCE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS - APO NT
Mon, April 13, 2015 CLC ranger wins 2015 NT Young Achiever Environment Award
March
Mon, March 16, 2015 New NT Aboriginal Housing Body to tackle Aboriginal housing crisis in the NT
Fri, March 13, 2015 Alice-designed appropriate technology helps community and tourists - CAT/CLC
Wed, March 04, 2015 Abbott government resigned to ‘work for the dole’ life sentence - APO NT
Mon, March 02, 2015 Tributes flow for fearless advocate Kwementyaye Tilmouth
February
Fri, February 20, 2015 Keep Indigenous land investigation ideology-free - Joint Media Release CLC-NLC
Mon, February 02, 2015 WYDAC CLC Joint Media Release: Community Corrects Misreporting of Yuendumu Death Aftermath
2014
December
Mon, December 08, 2014 What is Happening with the Weather? Climate Change Book Launch at Santa Teresa
November
Tue, November 18, 2014 Late CLC chair’s land rights fight as urgent now as during his lifetime
Fri, November 07, 2014 No nuclear waste dump site nominated