Pilbara left out of ATSIC II talks
Elizabeth Gosch; 21/7/08
Pilbara indigenous leaders have raised concerns that the region has been left off the schedule for the first round of consultation meetings on the proposed National Indigenous Representative Body. The federal Government is investigating the creation of a new national indigenous body to replace the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, which was scrapped by the Howard government in 2004. Later this month, the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs will begin holding meetings across the country to seek ideas and recommendations for the new body.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24048783-5013404,00.html
Tags: Aboriginal, Australia, Human Rights, Reconciliation