Liberals’ Aboriginal Incarceration Shame
New data released by the Productivity Commission shows once more just how hollow the words of successive Premiers and Ministers have been for Aboriginal people
New data released by the Productivity Commission shows once more just how hollow the words of successive Premiers and Ministers have been for Aboriginal people
It is almost exactly a year since professors Kate Warner and Tim McCormack handed down their landmark report on a Pathway to Truth-Telling and Treaty.
When the Greens asked the Premier to rule out further law changes to facilitate the Liberals’ pet project in Parliament this morning, he refused.
In March last year the Aboriginal Land Council formally claimed ownership of the kooparoona niara-Great Western Tiers area.
An initial review of CCTV footage has been undertaken by Tasmania Police Professional Standards, which decided no immediate action will be taken.
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre has issued a statement about the shocking treatment of a 20-year-old Aboriginal man.
We urge Premier Rockliff to celebrate NAIDOC Week by getting on with truth-telling, Treaty and the return of lands in lutruwita.
The path to reconciliation has been slow, painful and full of disappointment for Aboriginal Tasmanians.
After the report on truth telling and treaty from Professors Warner and McCormack it's well understood Aboriginal people in lutruwita need much more than words.
Will you show the Government is serious about the return of lands and commit yourself and the Premier to sitting down with the Aboriginal Land Council?