I congratulate Professor Mick Dodson on his appointment as the NT’s first Treaty Commissioner. He is a highly accomplished Territorian, born in Katherine in my electorate of Lingiari. In his numerous roles, he has gathered a wealth of experience to bring to his new job. I have known Mick for over 35 years. In that

Yesterday, the report of the House of Representative Indigenous Affairs Standing Committee on the impact of inauthentic art and craft in the style of First Nations peoples was tabled. The report makes a number of significant recommendations which if actioned, could make a significant impact on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts industry across

Today marks two years since the Liberal Government’s budget cuts to the ABC led to the shutdown of shortwave radio in the Northern Territory. That’s two years Australians living in remote areas have been cut off from ABC emergency broadcasts and other valuable ABC content that provides an important connection to the rest of Australia. Organisations

A Shorten Labor Government will invest $220 million in infrastructure and community development projects to dramatically improve Kakadu National Park as a tourist destination and secure the future of the township of Jabiru. Mr Shorten will travel to the Northern Territory on Sunday evening and visit Kakadu on Monday as one of Labor’s long planned

One Third Of Lingiari To Be Denied Their Right To Vote Due largely to cuts by the Federal Government, approximately one third of the potential voters in my electorate , are not on the list of people able to vote in Federal, Territory or local elections. All citizens must get an equal and fair opportunity

Territorians just can’t trust Scott Morrison and his out-of-touch Liberal party with our public energy assets. Yesterday the Federal Liberal Government introduced legislation that could lead to the forced privatisation of the Northern Territory’s energy assets. Privatising energy assets is in the Liberals’ DNA. When asked whether his “big stick” Bill could lead to electricity

Mr Snowdon notes the tabling in Parliament today of the Report by the joint standing committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade into the management of PFAS contamination in and around Defence bases.   The Report contains evidence given by members of the Katherine Community who have been affected by PFAS chemicals and attended the

Minister for Regional Communications Bridget McKenzie has today confirmed the Government has no plans to re-establish the vital shortwave radio service in Northern Australia. During Senate Question Time, Minister McKenzie was asked if she stood by her statement that the ABC’s decision to shut down the service following repeated budget cuts from the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison Government

In May 2017, 250 First Nations leaders met at Uluru and called for a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament. After more than a decade of debate about what form Constitutional Recognition should take, representatives of First Nations people described what it looked like to them. They told Australia that while the 1967 referendum meant they

Shadow Minister for Regional Communications Stephen Jones has written to Regional Services Minister Bridget McKenzie, calling for a commitment to re-instate ABC Shortwave Radio right now. Labor last week announced $2 million towards re-establishing the vital service which is relied upon by Australians living in remote parts of the country with extremely limited mobile and