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Stop Northern Territory aboriginal Intervention laws – Australia’s Catholic bishops tell Senate

Bishops slam NT intervention extension Big Pond News,  May 07, 2012 Australia’s Catholic bishops have urged the Senate to block draft legislation to extend the Northern Territory intervention in Aboriginal communities.
Labor’s Stronger Futures draft laws are likely to clear the upper house with bipartisan support when federal parliament resumes this week.

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, which represents 42
bishops, has criticised the government’s consultation process with
indigenous people and called for the draft laws to be dumped.

Archbishop Philip Wilson urged the Senate not to pass the legalisation
and described the Stronger Futures laws as ‘stolen futures’…. Last
week, a group of traditional owners, Yolngu Nations Assembly,
representing 8000 people in west, central and east Arnhem Land
threatened to revolt against the legislation.

They will refuse to participate in land lease negotiations with the
federal government and decline approval for any exploration licences.
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/National-Regional/2012/05/07/Bishops_slam_NT_intervention_extension_747701.html

May 9, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | aboriginal issues, AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, religion and ethics