Yesterday in Parliament I paid tribute to the Jawoyn people celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the return of their country, Nitmiluk. On September 10th 1989, the Jawoyn people won a Land Claim for Nitmiluk,  previously known as the Katherine Gorge. Now 30 years on, we can look at the handback as a triumph with a

If CLP Senator Sam McMahon is serious about developing the north she must to join forces with us to get the Prime Minister to the NT now to see for himself the need for infrastructure investment by his Government. Senator McMahon is quite right when she says there is a real need for investment in

The message to Canberra from the Northern Territory is clear – Prime Minister Scott Morrison must stop neglecting the Top End. That’s the message from meetings with First Nations communities and representatives of the tourism, agriculture, business and cattle industries from Darwin to Katherine this week. These meetings only reinforced the feedback we have received

34 years since Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park was handed back to the Anangu traditional owners, climbing on this sacred place will be stopped from 26 October. Uluru holds great cultural significance for the Anangu traditional owners and many other Aboriginal nations. The Anangu traditional owners have been asking people not to climb for many years

  I am pleased to advise that the Communities Environment Program is now open to expressions of interest (EOI) from local environment groups across the federal Lingiari electorate. If your group is in need of funds to make an important environmental project happen, delivering social benefits to the wider community, I encourage you to submit

Expressions of interest are now open for the 2019 Stronger Communities Programme. The programme provides grants of between $2,500 and $20,000 for small capital projects that improve community participation and contribute to vibrant and viable communities.  There is a total of $150,000 available to Lingiari to fund a maximum of 20 projects. Local government agencies,

Regional universities continue to bear the brunt of Scott Morrison’s unfair cap on uni places. Reports today reveal that the Coalition Government’s freeze on university places is crippling Charles Darwin University (CDU). Under the freeze, CDU, the only uni in the Territory has lost $15 million. When Labor was last in office, we lifted the

Labor welcomes the Government’s announcement today on the Uluru Statement. While we await more detail, we look forward to working constructively with the Government. It is critical that First Nations people, communities and leaders are consulted and listened to, and that we stay true to the principles of the Uluru Statement. Bipartisanship is vital to

This week is NAIDOC Week (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee). It is an important fixture on our national calendar, which provides Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians alike, the opportunity to celebrate the 65,000 years and counting, of history, culture and achievements of First Nations people. First Nations People have made tremendous contributions to Australia

Warren Snowdon and Malarndirri McCarthy will be attending the annual Barunga Festival this Queen’s Birthday weekend and extend best wishes to the organisers and attendees. This festival will be an occasion to remember the legacy of the late Prime Minister, Mr Bob Hawke AC, who died on 16 May and will be honoured at a