“Transferring governance of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service to the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, contradicts the principle of self-determination in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. But this is exactly what the Attorney-General’s department has done.”
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“The building of the Brighton Bypass bridge over the Jordan River triggered a fierce battle to protect Aboriginal heritage.
Dozens of protestors were arrested in both 2009 and 2011, and their charges are making their way through the courts now. The construction union put a ban on the works. The Federal Minister for Heritage gave kutalayna National Heritage status. And still the bridge was built.”
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