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34
Ibid.
35
“Mabo v Queensland.” No. 2, 1992, 175 CLR 1.
36
“Wik Peoples v State of Queensland.” 1996, 187 CLR 1.
37
See http://www.australianpolitics.com/issues/aborigines/
amended-10-point-plan.shtml and Wikipedia entry on Native
Title Amendment Act 1998, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Native_Title_Amendment_Act_1998.
38
Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Corporation v Victoria [2002]
HCA 58.
39
“Western Australia v Ward.” 2002, 213 CLR 1.
40
“Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).” Preamble, p. 2.
41
At a reconciliation convention in May 2000, the government opposed
the wording of a proposed “Australian Declaration towards
Reconciliation,” with the Howard government preferring reference be
made to “practical reconciliation” that focuses on health, education,
housing and employment, rather than the more symbolic proposal for
an apology, a major recommendation from the 1997 “Bringing them
Home” Report.
42
N. Pearson, 2009, “Opening Address.” Brisbane Writers Festival, 16
September.
43
Queensland Wild Rivers Act 2005 helps ensure that certain rivers in
Queensland are protected. While the legislation states that traditional
and cultural activities are not affected, indigenous activists, such as
Noel Pearson, argue that the legislation inhibits the rights of indigenous
peoples to pursue economic development opportunities.
44
As part of the government’s response to the 1992 High Court decision
on native title, the Acting Prime Minister sought the formal views
of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission on further
measures that should be considered to address the dispossession of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The resulting report
formed part of the government’s three policy responses, which included
a commitment to further social justice measures for Indigenous peoples
in acknowledgment of continuing disadvantage and dispossession.
45
Robert McClelland, 2008, “Commonwealth Attorney General, speech
to the Negotiating Native Title Forum.” Brisbane, 29 February.
46
Ibid.
47
Minister Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing Community
Services and Indigenous Affairs.