Article published by National Indigenous Times, Image: NSWALC
The New South Government has put its controversial proposals to change the management of Crown lands on hold after a strong backlash from the state’s Aboriginal land councils.
A large protest marched on New South Wales parliament house on Tuesday against proposed amendments to the management of Crown lands, following an emergency meeting of Land Council leaders on Monday.
The government retreated from the plans late on Wednesday.
Critics of the proposed changes described them as an “attack by stealth” on the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Act.