The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2006 (the Bill) proposes a number of significant changes to the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976. It While many of the changes are commended there are serious concerns with other aspects of the Bill. This submission by Sean Brennan deals with two issues: • the...

The purpose of this agreement was to ensure that Indigenous people have a standard of housing, related infrastructure, essential services, municipal infrastructure and municipal services that provides a safe environment, complements healthy living practices, and contributes to improved health outcomes and quality of life.

David Carment reviews the controversy surrounding the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2005, which gives the federal government the power to override the opposition of the NT Labor government and the NT Liberal Party as well as relevant Aboriginal heritage legislation and the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Carment argues that opposition to the...

This report shows that although each state and territory rental support program has similar aims, their operation varies considerably.

The outcome of the 2005 Northern Territory Legislative Assembly election stunned even the incumbent NT Chief Minister and leader of the Australian Labor Party. This was Labor's first re-election campaign since it ousted the Country Liberal Party in 2001. This report provides an overview of the campaign and the outcome.