This year the senate passed wide-ranging changes to Whitlam’s NT land
rights laws, with one day for discussion. Hear what happened, what it could
mean, and what built environment professionals can do about it.
[Aboriginal land] is communal property. There are communal
spaces such as the townships and roads and government-funded
bodies, which are more like public space, and there are houses
and other landholdings, which are more like private space.
Private space deserves the protection of trespass laws – public
space does not.
spaces such as the townships and roads and government-funded
bodies, which are more like public space, and there are houses
and other landholdings, which are more like private space.
Private space deserves the protection of trespass laws – public
space does not.
Mal Brough, Minister for Indigineous Affairs, in The Australian, October 5th 2006,
A4 Flyer / Poster:
http://butterpaper.com/assets/files/words_nov2_5.pdf
background reading:
http://www.butterpaper.com/talk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1546
A moderated discussion. WORDS@Bldg50 Thursday
November 2nd, 7pm at 11 Orr Street, South Carlton
www.architectsforpeace.org
