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Senator targeted council head for 'political purposes'

The head of one of the NT's largest Indigenous land councils says a senator targeted him for political reasons by "escalating" claims he was sacked.

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Gina Rinehart among donors to Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s defamation battle

Chief executive officer of the Central Land Council alleges the CLP senator defamed him in a media release

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Councils accuse territory government of overt racism

Fed-up Aboriginal land councils are demanding a territory government drop its "racist" policies and engage with them on crime and economic development.

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Traditional owners hail land claim after 45-year wait

Traditional owners are celebrating the return of more than 400,000 hectares of Country following four decades of negotiations and legal proceedings.

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NT senator suffers early blow in defamation suit

Shadow Indigenous Australians minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has suffered an early blow in a defamation suit after failing to file a defence on time.

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From 1973, a journey of land rights through the bush

Fifty years of land rights are being marked in the red centre as the Central Land Council celebrates its past, present and future.

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Outback ceremony confirms native title for NT station

Native title holders in the Northern Territory are celebrating the announcement of the strongest form of possession over an outback station.

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Red dirt, rivers and roads: mobile polls head to remote Australia for the voice referendum

Despite efforts to get referendum messaging out over official channels, many outback residents still rely mainly on word of mouth to learn when and where to vote

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Land council slams Senator Price for colonisation cheer

The Central Land Council has taken Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to task for her comments about colonisation being only positive.

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Afternoon Update: Lowe responds to RBA shake-up; rare solar eclipse in images; and K-pop star dies at 25

RBA governor welcomes review of central bank as treasurer announces all 51 recommendations will be implemented

The Guardian - AU

Central Land Council leaders say Jacinta Nampijinpa Price ‘needs to stop pretending we are her people’

Ninety leaders in Northern Territory issue statement condemning comments from Coalition spokesperson on Indigenous Australians

The Guardian - AU

Matthew Palmer elected chair of Central Land Council

Matthew Palmer, who replaces well-known Aboriginal rights advocate Kunmanara Hoosan following his sudden death late last year, used his maiden address to advocate for an First Nations Voice to Parliament.

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What do we know about the Voice to Parliament design, and what do we still need to know?

The Australian people will soon be asked to vote in a referendum to constitutionally recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a First Nations Voice. Unfortunately, the political debate on this question has become mired in arguments over “detail” that are either ignorant or deceitful about the nature of…

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AEC appeals to NT land councils to address Lingiari's low voter turnout ahead of referendum

Around 20,000 Aboriginal voters are thought to be missing from the NT electoral role, but with a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament on the horizon, there's a desperate push to see rates increase — and positive signs are already emerging.

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Almost 200,000 Australians don't have safe drinking water, new report finds

More than 600,000 Australians are regularly forced to drink unsafe or poor quality water, according to the peak body for water suppliers and academics.

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NT project to get $300m in free water

The Central Land Council says a fruit and vegetable project in the Northern Territory could get more than $300 million in free water over the next 30 years.

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NT decision to grant biggest ever water licence labelled ‘extraordinary’ giveaway

Report also finds employment benefits from Fortune Agribusiness’s Singleton station venture were ‘largely illusory’

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Advocates make case for more electric vehicle charging stations in outback Australia

When Hunter Murray drove 8,000km in his new electric car in a week, he did it to prove a point: The technology can work even for people living in the most remote parts of Australia

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Urgent call for more NT remote housing

The Central Land Council says more money must be invested in remote housing in the Northern Territory to reduce overcrowding among Indigenous communities.

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Arid Lands Environment Centre and Central Land Council launch legal action over Singleton Station water licence

A licence allowing 40,000 megalitres of groundwater to be extracted each year from an outback cattle property allegedly threatens cultural habitats and delicate ecosystems.

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Traditional owners launch legal challenge against NT’s largest groundwater extraction licence

Licence granted to Fortune Agribusiness to extract up to 40,000 megalitres a year ‘unconscionable’, Central Land Council says

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Central Land Council welcomes biosecurity restrictions in NT but tourism industry wants more detail

A key Aboriginal organisation has welcomed the reintroduction of movement-restricting biosecurity zones in the Northern Territory, but the Territory's tourism industry wants more detail about what it means for them.

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NT virus cases dip amid lockdown calls

COVID-19 cases in the Northern Territory have dipped but the Central Land Council has called for a lockdown in remote communities.

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