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A group of senior Indigenous men and women are calling on the federal government for a wide-ranging royal commission into Indigenous corporations and statutory bodies to fix what they say is a âbroken systemâ.
It follows last weekâs move by South Australiaâs Liberal government to back a parliamentary inquiry into local Indigenous corporations, focusing on governance standards following a series of scandals and failures.
The former head of the National Native Title Tribunal, Raelene Webb QC, told
The Sydney Morning Herald and
The Age that the system should be overhauled, but rather than a royal commission she wants to see âopen dialogueâ with Indigenous communities to design a better blend of âWestern-style corporate governanceâ with traditional land management.
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Aboriginal community tensions grow following SA parliamentary inquiry proposal
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FebFebruary 2021 at 2:40am
The group of Aboriginal leaders believe the proposed inquiry suggests Aboriginal people … are less capable of managing their own affairs .
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A group of Aboriginal leaders has warned that a parliamentary inquiry into Aboriginal governance in South Australia risks causing great harm to individuals, tearing families apart and damaging communities .
Key points:
Prominent Aboriginal leaders, including Jeffrey Newchurch and Keith Thomas, wrote to the Premier this month
But other reform advocates say government intervention in Aboriginal corporations and organisations is necessary
In a letter signed by 12 community elders and sent to South Australian Premier Steven Marshall, the group expresses their opposition to a proposed parliamentary inquiry into the governance of Aboriginal corporations and organisations.