LALC Land Opinion

The front page gallery from the mighty Tracker magazine.

NEW SOUTH WALES: The idea that Aboriginal people were not engaged in economic development is a myth. The survival of Aboriginal people for more than 60,000 years clearly demonstrates that an intricate functioning Aboriginal society was underpinned by a thriving economy. What went wrong, asks SEAN GORDON.

NEW SOUTH WALES: New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council chair Stephen Ryan pens his monthly column.

NSWALC Councillor for the Mid-North Coast, Peter Smith secures a promise from NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner to visit the community of Bowraville to report on his efforts to re-prosecute the Bowraville murders case.

NEW SOUTH WALES: Members of the Bowraville community travelled to Sydney recently to present a petition to the NSW Government seeking answers in relation to deaths of three children on the Bowraville Mission more than two decades ago.

The announcement of a Ministerial Taskforce into Aboriginal affairs in NSW. Pictured left to right: NSWALC CEO Geoff Scott; Professor Shane Houston; Minister for Aboriginal affairs Victor Dominello; NSWALC Chairman Stephen Ryan; CEO of AES Danny Lester.

NEW SOUTH WALES: NSWALC Chair Stephen Ryan pens a message to LALC Land.

NATIONAL: Land rights is a means, not an end, writes ANDREW CHALK.

Bev Manton with daughter Priscilla and brother Carl, during a special presentation to Carl at Karuah LALC earlier this year to recognise his long service to land rights.

NEW SOUTH WALES: Councillor for the Mid-North Coast and our former Chairwoman BEV MANTON leaves NSWALC after four years at the helm. Following is a message she delivered throughout the NSW land rights network upon her departure.

NATIONAL: INTERVENTION by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, delivered by Councillor for the Sydney-Newcastle Region, and member of the Wiradjuri Peoples, Cr Roy Ah-See.

NATIONAL: INTERVENTION by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, delivered by Councillor for the Wiradjuri Region, and member of the Ngiyampaa Peoples, Cr Craig Cromelin.

Sandra Bailey, CEO of the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council for NSW signs the Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations agreement at the NSWALC Statewide Conference last month.

NATIONAL, May 10, 2011: The success of community-driven initiatives is largely untold in mainstream media. But we can create change if we are given control, writes TOM BRIGGS*.

NATIONAL, April 07, 2011: A society where the sex of a leader isn’t newsworthy is worth striving for, writes BEV MANTON.

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A thanks and farewell from the Chair

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IN SESSION: Change must come from ground up

IN SESSION: Recommit to a rights fight

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