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Senate approves Aboriginal intervention by 10 years BY: PATRICIA KARVELAS  The Australian June 29, 2012  The government’s radical 10-year extension of the Northern Territory intervention has passed the Senate after a long overnight debate….. Most measures in the Stronger Futures legislation will be in place for 10 years…… Indigenous leader Dr Djiniyini Gondarra from east
Arnhem Land and Rosalie Kunoth Monks from central Australia have
jointly declared a day of mourning for Aboriginal people following the
passing of the laws.

“For those of us living in the Northern Territory the anguish of the
past five years of intervention has been almost unbearable,” Dr
Djiniyini told AAP.

Greens senator Lee Rhiannon said Labor was trashing its proud history
in indigenous affairs, particularly the goodwill from former prime
minister Kevin Rudd’s apology and Paul Keating’s Redfern speech.

National Congress of Australia’s First People spokeswoman Jody Broun
was disappointed the government did not allow a parliamentary
committee to subject the laws to a human rights test.

Australian Lawyers Alliance national president Greg Barns said the
Stronger Futures laws were further disenfranchising indigenous
communities.

June 29, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | aboriginal issues, AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL