Maralinga Tjarutja Lands
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No APY conciliators
Under South Australian law, every Traditional Owner of the APY Lands should be able to appeal to a government-appointed conciliator if they are unhappy with a decision or action of the APY Executive Board. For more than a year and a half, however, no one had been appointed to this role... read on
Maralinga Tjarutja: appointment of a tribal assessor
In 1984, the South Australian Parliament decided that every Traditional Owner of the Maralinga Tjarutja Lands should be able, if necessary, to appeal a decision or action of their land-holding body... read on
Maralinga Tjarutja: petroleum exploration and Anangu employment
In June 2007, the South Australian Government granted two licences for petroleum exploration on the Maralinga Tjarutja Lands. As part of the negotiations, Maralinga Tjarutja secured a contract to construct 1250km of access tracks and other employment opportunities... read on
Maralinga Tjarutja Lands: handback of Section 400
In 1985, the Royal Commission into British Nuclear Tests in Australia recommended that “Section 400″ – a parcel of contaminated land – should be cleaned-up and returned to its Traditional Owners. A $100 million clean-up... read on