Today marks the Centenary of the Battle of Hamel. Described as a brilliant success, the Battle of Hamel took place on July 4, 1918 and lasted 93 minutes. Hamel would later be cited in establishing Sir John Monash’s reputation among allied forces, as he became known for his meticulous planning and coordinated approach. The Battle

Federal Member for Lingiari Warren Snowdon has congratulated Selena Uibo, the Member for Arnhem on her appointment as the Northern Territory Labor Government’s 9th Minister.   Ms Uibo has strong family connections to the Territory and following completion of her Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education dual degree spent four years teaching at Numbulwar school.   “I

THE HON. BILL SHORTEN MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS & ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS MEMBER FOR MARIBYRNONG ADDRESS TO THE BARUNGA FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY BARUNGA, NORTHERN TERRITORY  SATURDAY, 9 JUNE 2018 I acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging.

Today we mark the 30th anniversary of the Barunga Statement being presented to Prime Minister Bob Hawke. We acknowledge that in too many ways, the Parliament has not lived-up to the promises of thirty years ago. We recognise that too few of the Barunga words have become deeds. But Labor remains committed to the aspirations

THE HON. BILL SHORTEN MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS & ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS MEMBER FOR MARIBYRNONG ADDRESS TO THE LAND COUNCIL MEETING  BARUNGA, NORTHERN TERRITORY  FRIDAY, 8 JUNE 2018 I want to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and pay my respects to elders past, present and

First Nations people in crisis will be left without a place to go after Minister Scullion announced the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council in South Australia, the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health in Brisbane and the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council will all have their alcohol and other drug support funding cut. This is yet

Today, the 26th of May, marks Sorry Day and one year since the historic Uluru Statement was signed in the presence of Uluru, on the lands of the Anangu. Sorry Day provides the nation with an opportunity to reflect on the hurt and suffering inflicted on Australia’s First Nations people, and recommit ourselves to building

Federal Member for Lingiari Warren Snowdon has congratulated Southern and Eastern Arrernte Native title holders in the south of the Northern Territory celebrating native title consents in two determinations at  special sittings of the Federal Court this week. One native title consent determination covers 20 0000 square km over the Andado and New Crown stations

The Turnbull Government’s deception over Territory infrastructure investment in Budget 2018 has been exposed during Senate Estimates hearings. Despite CLP Senator Nigel Scullion’s best attempts to pull the wool over Territorian eyes, two days of Estimates have established the Budget did not include one dollar of new money  for Territory projects. Despite being in office

After three years of nothing, Turnbull has finally released NAIF funding to Humpty Doo Barramundi in the NT – the first NAIF funding to be released in the NT. Labor welcomes this announcement. Humpty Doo Barramundi is a terrific top end company and this will create more jobs in the NT. But the question remains