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Date

Summary

Injunction delays funeral of respected Aboriginal artist

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

17th July 2002

The funeral of Aboriginal artist Clifford "Possum" Tjapaltjarri will not go ahead today because of a Territory Supreme Court injunction preventing his family burying him at Mt Allan.

Indigenous people seek out their roots

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

15th July 2002.

There is a growing number of requests from indigenous Queenslanders for information on their personal and family histories.

Mining could be allowed at Aboriginal sites

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

12th July 2002

An Aboriginal heritage group says it is deeply concerned that a recent native title agreement will allow significant cultural sites in Western Australia's Goldfields to be destroyed by mining.

Wrong man imprisoned in mix-up

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

12th July 2002

The Katherine Regional Aboriginal Legal Aid Service says an identity mix-up that resulted in the overnight imprisonment of the wrong man highlights how indigenous clients do not understand the court process.

NT scientists seek rare marine life

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

11th June 2002

A Northern Territory fish expert says if a team of scientists can find significant numbers of rare sharks, rays and swordfish, it could downgrade their critically endangered classification.

Aboriginal group buys 50 per cent share in WA dolphin resort

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

10th June 2002

Aboriginal group buys 50 per cent share in WA dolphin resort A Western Australian Aboriginal group has purchased a 50 per cent stake in the famous Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort at Shark Bay on the State's northern coastline.

Judiciary aims to reduce Aboriginal prison population

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

9th June 2002

Australia's judiciary is adopting new sentencing procedures to reduce the high percentage of Aboriginal people in the nation's prison system.

Petrol sniffing inquest ends

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

6th June 2002

A South Australian coronial inquest into petrol sniffing deaths has concluded after hearing evidence for a fortnight.

Traditional owners concerned at depth of Govt mine review

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

5th June 2002

The traditional owners of the Jabiluka and Ranger uranium mine sites surrounded by Kakadu National Park say a Northern Territory Government review of the mining operations will not go far enough.

Burial site recognised for cultural significance

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

5th June 2002

The New South Wales Government has officially recognised the burial site of an Aboriginal man near Tumut as a place of Aboriginal cultural significance.

Federal Court hears native title sea claim

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

5th June 2002

A hearing is underway in the Federal Court in Perth to determine if an Aboriginal group has native title over land and sea within a 90-kilometre radius of Perth.

Mabo judgment marks 10th anniversary

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

3rd June 2002

Celebrations are planned throughout the country today to mark the 10th anniversary of the Landmark High Court Mabo decision.

Indigenous leader cries while telling of petrol-sniffing horror

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

31st May 2002

The coordinator of a women's council on traditional Aboriginal lands in South Australia's far north was in tears as she told a coroner's hearing of the problems associated with petrol sniffing.

Martin Luther King III keeps the dream alive

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

31st May 2002

Martin Luther King III, the son of the famous American civil rights activist, says problems affecting indigenous Australians are similar to those of African-Americans.

Remote communities feel abandoned on petrol sniffing

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

30th May 2002

Remote communities feel abandoned on petrol sniffing The Central Australian community of Mutitjulu says it is sick and tired of waiting for governments to adequately address the problem of petrol sniffing.

Workshop told self-esteem vital to indigenous people's wellbeing

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

30th May 2002

The deputy director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health says self-esteem is vital to the wellbeing of the Northern Territory's indigenous communities.

Martin Luther King's son calls on PM to apologise to indigenous

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

29th May 2002

Martin Luther King III, son of American civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King, has urged Prime Minister John Howard to show leadership by apologising to indigenous Australians for past wrongs.

Judge critical of Aboriginal treatment

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

28th May 2002

A Victorian judge who sentenced an indigenous man for an assault has been critical of society's treatment of aboriginal people in his verdict.

Amnesty highlights ongoing justice issues

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

28th May 2002

Amnesty International's newly published annual report has found that indigenous Australians remain disproportionately represented within Australia's criminal justice system.

Public gallery welcomes reconciliation initiatives

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

28th May 2002

Applause rang through the public gallery at last night's Adelaide City Council meeting when a raft of Aboriginal reconciliation initiatives was endorsed.

Former PM critical of Govt's reconciliation policy

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

26th May 2002

Former prime minister, Malcolm Fraser has used National Sorry Day to hit out at Australia's treatment of Aborigines.

Rising insurance costs claim Aboriginal clinic

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

22th May 2002

Aboriginal health organisations are the latest to be hit by the medical indemnity insurance crisis.

Ruddock launches renewable energy project

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

22th May 2002

The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister says a $24 million renewable energy project launched in Alice Springs today will significantly improve the quality of life in remote indigenous communities.

Concerns raised over indigenous drugs problem

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

20th May 2002

A Northern Territory politician has claimed that substance abuse has reached crisis point in Aboriginal communities.

Qld MP demands movie poster removal

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

20th May 2002

Sunshine Coast federal MP Peter Slipper has demanded the withdrawal of posters promoting the film Rabbit-Proof Fence in America, claiming they are immoral and offensive.

Deane urges all non-indigenous to say sorry for past injustices

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

18th May 2002

The former governor-general, Sir William Deane, has urged all non-Aboriginal Australians to apologise for the injustices against indigenous people in the past.

Lhere Artepe group delays plans for Alice Springs native title

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

17th May 2002

The Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation says it will take some time before releasing its plans for native title land in and around Alice Springs.

More indigenous workers to join forest efforts

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

17th May 2002

NSW State Forests says it is expecting more Aboriginal workers to join its ranks or provide consultancy on the heritage values of forests.

Land handed back to traditional owners in NT

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

17th May 2002

Traditional owners in the Northern Territory's Roper River region have received the title deeds to the 1,800 square kilometre Urapunga Station.

Park residents and council to discuss homelessness

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

17th May 2002

Townsville's park residents will hold court with the city's mayor today when they meet to discuss public drunkenness and homelessness.

Indigenous commissioner says reconciliation going nowhere

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

15th May 2002

The Indigenous Social Justice Commissioner, Bill Jonas, says reconciliation has gone nowhere since hundreds of thousands of Australians marched for the cause two years ago.

HREOC calls for inquiry into reconciliation process

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

15th May 2002

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) has called for a Senate inquiry into the reconciliation process.

Inaugural UN conference for indigenous peoples

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC Online

14th May 2002

Hundreds of delegates representing indigenous peoples from around the world have gathered at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York for a landmark conference.

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