Bauman, Toni; Kwan, Joanna; Sinclair, Danny --- "Recent Happenings" [1997] AboriginalLawB 5; (1997) 3(88) Aboriginal Law Bulletin 13

• Recent Happenings
• 1 November
• 3 November
• 7 November
• 11 November
• 14 November
• 18 November
• 21 November
• 22 November
• 24 November
• 25 November
• 28 November
• 29 November

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Recent Happenings

Compiled by Toni Bauman, Joanna Kwan and Danny Sinclair

1 November

The Torres Strait Regional Authority called for strict enforcement of Section 16 Notices served on the Papua New Guinea citizens involved in the Saibai riot in December 1995. Such Notices revoke the traditional visiting rights accorded to Torres Strait Islanders and Papua New Guinea nationals within the Torres Strait Protected Zone under the Torres Strait Treaty.

3 November

Six members of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community in New South Wales were appointed as members of the first Board of Management for Jervis Bay National Park.

7 November

The Northern Land Council, on behalf of traditional owners and the Northern Territory Fishing Industry Council, agreed upon a jointly prepared dugong protection strategy for the Borroloola area.

11 November

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Minister, Senator Hereon, criticised the former Federal Labor Government for fostering a 'victim mentality' among Indigenous Australians, which he maintained caused them to become dependent on Government handouts.

14 November

The Indigenous Land Corporation which manages a $1 billion fund to buy land on behalf of Indigenous Australians, handed over its first purchase of 1.8 hectares in the Swan Valley in Western Australia in the form of freehold title to Manguri Land Enterprises Incorporated. The land was purchased for $315,000 for the Nyungah people.

18 November

The Federal Court rejected appeals by the Western Australian Government ordering that it must pay court costs and negotiate with native title claimants and petroleum exploration companies over licences it tried to push through last year.

21 November

Federal Environment Minister, Senator Robert Hill, announced $2.7 million in grants to State and Territory agencies and Aboriginal organisations to employ Indigenous Australians in conservation projects.

22 November

Federal Government decided to defer the House of Representatives debate on amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) until February 1997.

24 November

Minister for Education, Senator Amanda Vanstone, announced funding of $8.8 million over three years to establish Indigenous Higher Education centres in five state universities to provide Indigenous research.

25 November

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Mr Mick Dodson, released a report titled Indigenous Deaths in Custody 1989 to 1996. The report notes that an average of 8.5 recommendations of the Royal Commission Into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody have been breached in respect of each death.

28 November

The Yiyili Aboriginal community school in north west Australia signed an Indigenous School Improvement Agreement as part of the Indigenous Education Strategic Programme of the Federal Government.

29 November

A $25,000 grant to run a drama programme at the Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Detention Centre was announced by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council.