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Land rights issue at WA TLC
By Stephen Robson
PERTH - Addressing the Western Australian Trades and Labour
Council meeting on July 13, Rob Riley, the executive officer for
the Aboriginal Legal Service, told the meeting it was important
for unions to bring pressure to bear on the federal government on
the native title issue. Stella Tarrant, the main legal officer
for the ALS, also spoke.
Tarrant explained that all the Mabo decision did was to bring
Australia into line with the situation in New Zealand and Canada.
The federal Racial Discrimination Act of 1975 had opened up
further opportunities, since now extinguishment of native title
is prohibited if it is racially discriminatory.
A draft resolution prepared by the TLC has been forwarded to all
affiliated unions for consideration. Opposing the ``campaign of
hysteria'' of the Coalition and mining industry in Western
Australia, the resolution calls on the federal government to
``immediately draft legislation based on the eight principles
negotiated between the Prime Minister and representatives of
Aboriginal communities on 27 April''.
The resolution will be decided at the August 10 meeting of the
TLC.
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