Cabinet to meet in Arnhem Land
Natasha Robinson & Padraic Murphy; 23/7/08
Kevin Rudd today will make his first visit to a remote indigenous community since being elected Prime Minister, holding a historic cabinet meeting at the homeland of one of Australia’s most powerful indigenous leaders. Led by indigenous powerbroker Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Aboriginal people from Yirrkala, at the eastern tip of the Gulf of Carpentaria, are gearing up to welcome Mr Rudd to Arnhem Land and to tell his cabinet what Aboriginal people want from their federal Government. After a visit to Cairns yesterday, Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin last night flew to the mining town of Nhulunbuy, 600km east of Darwin, ahead of the cabinet and stayed in the nurses’ quarters at the Gove District Hospital. Mr Rudd touched down in Darwin last night and will fly with his cabinet to Nhulunbuy this morning before travelling to Yirrkala, 18km from Nhulunbuy on Cape Arnhem.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24063207-5013404,00.html
Tags: Aboriginal, Australia, Reconciliation