Latest Indigenous Affairs

Legislation that will allow a radioactive waste dump to be built on Indigenous land in the Northern Territory should not have been considered in the Federal Parliament until the Federal Court case contesting the use of the land is heard, Oxfam said today.

Recommendations just released by the Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples would bring Australia’s Constitution up to date and reflected the views of many Indigenous and non-Indigenous people throughout Australia, Oxfam said today.