Audio: Traditional Owners reject 99-year leases - 'The Wire'
Nov 10, 2013, 08:49 PM
Annie Hastwell - The Wire - Radio Interview with Dr. Djiniyini Gondarra
Aboriginal Land Rights are again in spotlight as the Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion seeks to negotiate 99-year township leases in Arnhem Land. Traditional owners are expressing displeasure, claiming they have been excluded from consultations about the the plans.
Traditional owners in Arnhem Land are claiming that the new leases are dismantling the Land Rights Act (NT) 1976 and are calling for other Aboriginal Communities to reject the plans.