Jenny Macklin’s attempts to change Alice Springs town camp leases are being attacked by Tangentyere council. But Tangentyere’s failures are a perfect example of why reform is needed, writes Bob Durnan.
Town camps
Jenny Macklin’s special brand of consultation
Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has discovered an interesting kind of consultation involving fences, writes Chris Graham.
Alice camps injunction is down to Macklin
The Federal Court has delayed acquisition of Alice Springs town camps. Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin should have seen this coming.
Macklin’s town camp plans stonewalled
Indigenous affairs minister Jenny Macklin’s plans for sub-leases on Aboriginal town camp have hit a snag, with the Federal Court granting a temporary injunction following claims town residents were “blackmailed” into the plan.
Thorpe, Dodson: “Stop the blackmail”
A group of prominent Australians, including swimmer Ian Thorpe and Indigenous leader Pat Dodson, have taken out an ad [PDF] in today’s Oz titled “Stop the Blackmail”, opposing the government’s sub-lease plan for Aboriginal town camps.
