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Aboriginal community tensions grow following SA parliamentary inquiry proposal
A group of Aboriginal leaders has warned that a parliamentary inquiry into Aboriginal governance in South Australia risks causing “great harm to individuals, tearing families apart and damaging communities”.
Key points:
- A group of Aboriginal leaders say they oppose a parliamentary inquiry into Aboriginal governance in SA
- Prominent Aboriginal leaders, including Jeffrey Newchurch and Keith Thomas, wrote to the Premier this month
- But other reform advocates say government intervention in Aboriginal corporations and organisations is necessary
In a letter signed by 12 community elders and sent to South Australian Premier Steven Marshall, the group expresses their opposition to a proposed parliamentary inquiry into the governance of Aboriginal…
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