= FREE May 2014 VOLUME 4. NUMBER 1. SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE PG. 25 BUSH BUDGET CRICKET SCHOOLS TROUBLES CULTURE PG. 4-5 PG. 2 PG. 32 ISSN 1839-5279ISSN NEWS EDITORIAL Oil and work in full flow Land Rights News Central TRADITIONAL owners Australia is published by the from Kintore and other Central Land Council three western communities are times a year. getting ready for a new set of jobs in the oil industry. The Central Land Council Exploration began in 2007 27 Stuart Hwy after the signing of an exploration agreement. Alice Springs Oil was discovered NT 0870 by Central Petroleum in the Surprise well, 83 km tel: 89516211 southeast of Kintore, in www.clc.org.au early 2012. The oil flowed email [email protected] under its own pressure from about 2,600 m deep Contributions are welcome up to the land surface at about 400 barrels a day. In late 2013 the CLC concluded negotiations with the company for a production agreement SUBSCRIPTIONS under the Land Rights Land Rights News Central Act. 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[email protected] Minister’s ‘mixed messages’ on IBA/ILC Review ADVERTISING THE Australian Government released a report (4 May) of the Indigenous Australians being “land rich, but dirt poor”. Advertise in the only review into the Indigenous Land Corporation and Indigenous Australian Greens Senator Rachel Seiwert said the report Business Australia. The review was conducted by Ernst & does in fact articulate a preferred option. newspaper to reach Young. "The preferred option however is different to the Aboriginal people The Government commissioned the review late last year Government's preferred option, that is, the Government wants to examine how to improve the effectiveness of the two key to merge the 2 agencies while the EY preferred approach is for in remote Central Commonwealth land and business development statutory stand-alone organisations. bodies. "IBA and ILC have different roles, both can play a role in Australia....... Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said the report Indigenous economic development but ILC must continue the Projected publication dates: presents ambiguous and confused findings as it provides role it was set up to do in honouring the land promise. September 2014, December support for both leaving the two bodies as stand-alone "In light of the EY report the Government should rethink 2014, April 2015 organisations and for amalgamation. its approach to both organisations, instead of merging the The minister specifically excluded the Land Account from two organisations it should look at how it can enhance the Advertising rates are the Ernst & Young review because it is not the Government’s role that both organisations can play in Indigenous economic available online at www.clc. intention to change this iconic Indigenous fund. development" conclude Senator Rachel Siewert. org.au/media/lrn OR email: “It remains my view that there is opportunity to generate The report is available at the Department of the Prime [email protected] prosperity for Indigenous Australians by linking land to Minister and Cabinet (http://www.dpmc.gov.au) economic development and jobs to cut through the cycle of OR call 89516211 BIRTHS & DEATHS Remember your loved ones with a notice in Australia’s oldest Aboriginal newspaper. Celebrate your births with a special notice in this paper... FREE! ABOVE left to right: Chief Minister Adam Giles, Chief of PUP Clive Palmer and PUP NT leader Alison Anderson. But who is fair dinkum? LRNCA welcomes your notices and photos and will Plenty of promises to choose from run them free of charge. THE political landscape of the NT government in early federal election. much and delivered little to CALL: 89516215 the Northern Territory has April along with Top-enders The move has kick-started Indigenous people. splintered into five competing Larissa Lee and Francis the PUP in the NT by providing The broken promises or email us: groups, each actively courting Xavier. Mr Palmer with three ready- included a pledge to finance the votes of Indigenous The trio had asked Chief made parliamentarians, [email protected] Territorians. Minister Adam Giles to while the established Greens health services in smaller Last month maverick sack four existing ministers and Australian First Nations towns in the Pilbara. Central Australian politician and give them at least two Political Party still have none. Since the rebel NT Alison Anderson became ministries after accusing But Mr Palmer has been politicians joined his party, the leader of a new party in the Government of failing accused of a poor record Mr Palmer has said the PUP the NT Parliament after she Indigenous voters. Later Ms in dealing with Aboriginal would address high rates COMMUNITY and two other Indigenous Anderson accused the CLP of of infant mortality among parliamentarians deserted racism. groups in his mining NOTICES FREE the ruling CLP. Then in late April Ms projects. Earlier this month Aboriginal people. Papunya-bred Ms Anderson announced she was The Australian newspaper But the gap between infant Anderson, who was last joining the Palmer United published claims by Matthew mortality in the Indigenous CALL: 89516215 year described by the Prime Party, run by billionaire Sampi of the Kuruma and non-Indigenous or email us: Minister as “marvellous mining magnate Clive Palmer, Marthudunera people in the populations has been steadily and charismatic and who won a seat in the House Pilbara that he had promised closing for decades. inspirational” walked out on of Representatives in the last [email protected] website: www.clc.org.au Cover image: The joys of inter-cultural exchange: Kimberly woman Annie Malgin, leader of the Yiriman Bush Medicine Program with Mutitjulu traditional owner Barbara Tjikadu at Uluru in February this year. Image: Verdell Bradbury Photography. Story page 25. 2. May 2014 NEWS ABOVE: Nyirrpi students enjoyed their experience at the Tjapukai Cultural Centre in Kuranda, Far North Queensland, on an excursion funded by WETT late last year. They are pictured here with the Tjapukai performers. Image courtesy of Nyirrpi School. Budget’s slow-release pain ABORIGINAL people in Sporting Chance Central Australia are likely program; Programs for Indigenous people are to feel a gradual increase in • Community due for a shake-up over the next few pain from the cuts in this Details of program Engagement months. year’s Federal budget. Policing, with $2.5 Pensioners and young million for the NT The Federal Government says it people will be among the Police to employ will replace 150 individual programs hardest hit, while the cuts still not clear up to eight eight and services with five “streamlined return of the fuel excise officers in 2014-15; broad-based” programs under its new will increase travel costs • The Remote Indigenous Advancement Strategy. for people from remote School Attendance communities. Strategy, to receive Aboriginal Affairs Minister Nigel Young people will not an extra $18.1 Scullion said the five new programs be eligible for a Newstart million over two would “ make it easier for organisations” allowance until they years; delivering services on the ground. are 25 and will only be Assistance for entitled to the smaller remote Indigenous They were: Youth Allowance. Old age students to attend pensioners will not be boarding schools • Jobs, land and economy – “getting affected until after 2017, ($6.8 million in adults into work, fostering Indigenous when their benefits will be 2014/15); business and assisting Indigenous linked to increases in the • Sex and people to generate economic and cost of living rather than reproductive social benefits from effective use of wage increases. health education their land”; The very young will also ABOVE: Tresurer Joe Hockey has delivered budget cuts across the of teenagers ($25.9 be affected, with no funding board to Indigenous Affairs. million). • Children and schooling – “ getting for the National Partnership “Under the sneaky cover of Senator Scullion children to school, improving Agreement on Early Childhood ‘streamlining,’ this Budget of said the Government would education outcomes and supporting Development. This agreement had betrayal does not explain where “transform” delivery of services families to give children a good start provided funding to establish 38 most of the $500 million in cuts will to Indigenous Australians by in life”; children and family centres. fall,” he said. establishing a new Remote • Safety and wellbeing – ““ensuring The Government says it will save “Indigenous people and Community Advancement that Indigenous people are healthy $549.4 million by “consolidating” communities are facing an Network. and enjoy the emotional and social Indigenous programs within the The network would target uncertain future.” wellbeing experienced by other Department of the Prime Minister Mr Shorten predicted the improvements in school and Cabinet, but little detail was Government would take more than attendance, employment and Australians”; available on how the savings would $165 million out of Indigenous community safety by applying • Culture and capability – be made.