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The following two land claims have recently been approved by Mr Gerry Hand, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:
Land in the Chilla Well pastoral lease which is part of the Jila (Chilla Well) Warlpiri Land Claim has been granted to an Aboriginal Land Trust, in accordance with a recommendation of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner. The grant covers an area of 2613km2 located about 380km north-west of Alice Springs.
A decision on land in the North West Stock Route and Stock Reserve within the claim has been deferred pending litigation on the status of land in stock routes.
The Commonwealth and WA Governments have reached agreement that local Aboriginal people will take over the leases of the newly created Bohemia and Mt Pierre properties and will have first refusal on purchasing a third pastoral lease in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The new properties are part of the Emanuel Leases surrendered to WA in 1985 by Mr Tim Emanuel, and the Australian Land and Cattle Association (ALCCO) leases acquired by the State Government. The Commonwealth provided $6 million in 1985 to assist the WA Government to restructure the leases and recreate a group of viable pastoral properties on the provison that Aboriginal people gained pastoral leases equal in area to at least 25% of the Emanuel leases.
The recently published Anti-Slavery Society report 'Land and Justice: Aborigines Today' details the oppression of Australian Aboriginal people including corporate oppression by companies such as British Petroleum, Western Mining and Peko-Wallsend. The report found that most Aboriginal needs are ignored by the Labor Government. The Society called on the Hawke Government to implement a national programme of public awareness and urges it to draft laws to rectify the current situation in consultation with Aborigines.
The Aboriginal Legal Service of W.A. (Inc) wishes to appoint a Mining Lawyer admitted or entitled to be admitted in Western Australia.
The successful applicant will be required to advise and represent Aboriginal interests in negotiations with State and Federal Governments and Mining Companies in relation to exploration, mining and land tenure generally. The successful applicant should have a broad experience in exploration and mining law and knowledge of the Aboriginal Heritage Legislation. Lawyers with general commercial experience will also be considered.
The position is based in Perth and considerable travel particularly in the North West of the State will be required. An attractive salary is offered. Enquiries may be made in confidence to Rodney Greaves, Principal Legal Officer, Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc.), P.O. Box 8194, Stirling Street, Perth W.A. Phone 325 6666.
Mabo v Queensland & Commonwealth is listed for hearing before the Full Bench of the High Court in Canberra on Tuesday 15th Thursday 17th March.
Professor Erica Daes, Chairperson of the UN's Working Party on Indigenous People, was in Australia recently to draw up a report on progress in the treatment of Aborigines. She was reported as saying: "Australia had not yet achieved the level of UN standards in some areas" and that Australia risked being blacklisted if it failed to legislate to provide human rights of an international standard for Aborigines.
The Law Foundation of New South Wales has granted funds for the preparation of a comprehensive index and tables for the first 30 issues of AboriginalLB.
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