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Does the current land rights legislation give Aboriginal people the right to veto mining on their land?

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Does the current land rights legislation give Aboriginal people the right to veto mining on their land?

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In the Northern Territory there is an act called the Northern Territory Land Rights Act; it’s not a national land rights act, but it does give the Aboriginal traditional owners a veto over mining. We would like to see the same land rights act applied nationally, if not a better form of land rights, so that there is proper recognition by the Australian government of Aboriginal people’s sovereign ownership of this country. More importantly, Aboriginal people need to develop viable business enterprises on their traditional land so that they can provide for themselves. We can do it if we’re given the opportunity through national land rights legislation. We are sick and tired of going to governments and asking for money. Do you think the current decision by the federal government on mining at Coronation Hill will stand, or do you think it will come up again in the future and you will have to fight that battle again? It would be a very game government, such as the conservatives if they are i

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