For over 20 years, Anangu Community Constables provided the first line of policing on the APY Lands. From 2004 onwards, the number of Anangu willing or able to take on this role dropped significantly. In 2007, South Australia (SA) Police decided to use some of the salaries from unfilled Community Constable positions to employ Anangu staff in other roles... read on

On 20 March 2008, the State and Federal Governments announced that $1.2 million would be spent upgrading the APY Lands’ sun farm. This project, aimed at increasing the use of renewable energy sources on the APY Lands, was a logical extension of the ground-breaking work started by the Pitjantjatjara Council in the early 1990s... read on

In October 2004, the State Government allocated $23 million over 5 years for 26 priority projects on the APY Lands. On 30 June 2009, the original funding commitment for many of these projects ended... read on

In 2005, the SA Parliament amended the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981. At the same time, Parliament decided that an independent review of the impact of its amendments must be completed after three years.... read on

In 2004 South Australia Police began broadcasting a weekly radio show on PY Media’s radio station (5NPY). The show helped keep Anangu informed about what SAPOL was doing on the APY Lands... read on

In January 2008, the South Australian Government launched an electricity rebate to significantly reduce costs to community stores on the APY Lands. The Government noted that reducing electricity costs for community stores would... read on

In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of access licences granted to companies looking for mineral and petroleum deposits on the APY Lands. Now, more than ever, it is critically important that governments work with Anangu... read on

For 30 years, Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) on the APY Lands were run by a number of local community-controlled organisations. Since 1 July 2007, CDEP has been delivered by a single organisation... read on

It can be very difficult and costly for Anangu to access many of the services that other Australians take for granted. Simple tasks such as renewing a drivers licence, registering a motor vehicle or requesting a copy of your birth certificate become major challenges when the nearest government office is hundreds of kilometres away... read on

Between March 2005 and December 2007, the South Australian Government published ten editions of its Progress on the APY Lands report. A close examination of all ten editions revealed the course and pace of government activity over time... read on