❓ Ms. Kent asks about the benefits of the Indigenous Land Use Agreement for the Tjuntjuntjara community. The Minister outlines how the agreement will provide land tenure, enabling economic, social, and cultural development.
AnsweredQoN 638Legislative Assembly
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TJUNTJUNTJARA INDIGENOUS
LAND USE AGREEMENT
638. Ms A.E. KENT to the Minister for Lands:
I
refer to the McGowan Labor government's commitment to working with
Aboriginal people to drive social, cultural and economic development in their
communities. Can the minister outline to the house what the landmark Indigenous
land use agreement between the Spinifex native title holders and the state
government will mean for Aboriginal people living in the Tjuntjuntjara
community, including the economic, social and cultural benefits it will
deliver?
LAND USE AGREEMENT
638. Ms A.E. KENT to the Minister for Lands:
I
refer to the McGowan Labor government's commitment to working with
Aboriginal people to drive social, cultural and economic development in their
communities. Can the minister outline to the house what the landmark Indigenous
land use agreement between the Spinifex native title holders and the state
government will mean for Aboriginal people living in the Tjuntjuntjara
community, including the economic, social and cultural benefits it will
deliver?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Kalgoorlie.
It is great to have someone positive on the other side of the chamber, although
she is not on ''that side''. There should be a vaccination
against negativity. I really believe the opposition needs it.
Mr V.A. Catania : Is there
one for arrogance?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Members and minister! Minister, I ask you not to invite anymore interjections.
I would love to hear the answer to your question.
Dr A.D. BUTI : Thank you. The
Minister for Culture and the Arts was talking about the movie industry. I believe
it will be making a film about The Last Supper , starring the member for
North West Central as Judas!
I
thank the member for Kalgoorlie for her question. During the winter recess,
along with my colleague the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Hon Stephen
Dawson, we took a trip to the Tjuntjuntjara community, which as the member
knows is a very remote community near the South Australian border. It was a fantastic
experience where he and I signed an agreement
with the Spinifex people. The community is located on the western side of the A-class
Great Victoria Desert, and it has been there since 1988. Because it is on an
A-class reserve but never had a reputable land tenure interest, the community
has been prevented from seeking investment for critical infrastructure—therefore,
to try to establish its community and economic, social and cultural
development. To sign that Indigenous land use agreement with the Tjuntjuntjara
community was obviously a turning point in its ability to improve its economic,
social and cultural capacity. That has now been lodged with the National Native
Title Tribunal. Once it is registered, that
will then provide a lease in perpetuity to the Spinifex people of that region.
That lease, which the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and I signed, has
now been registered with the National Native Title Tribunal and will allow them
to advance their commercial, economic and community interest. Of course, it
will provide them with financial benefit in due course.
It is a great opportunity for the
Spinifex people now to have a greater say in their ability to map out their
future, and also provide opportunities in the tourism industry. I recommend it
to people. It is a very isolated community, considered one of the most isolated
communities in Western Australia, but I think there is great potential now with this new land tenure format. It is another
example of the McGowan government doing great work in Closing the Gap with Aboriginal people and very remote communities in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : The Leader of
the Liberal Party with the last question.
It is great to have someone positive on the other side of the chamber, although
she is not on ''that side''. There should be a vaccination
against negativity. I really believe the opposition needs it.
Mr V.A. Catania : Is there
one for arrogance?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Members and minister! Minister, I ask you not to invite anymore interjections.
I would love to hear the answer to your question.
Dr A.D. BUTI : Thank you. The
Minister for Culture and the Arts was talking about the movie industry. I believe
it will be making a film about The Last Supper , starring the member for
North West Central as Judas!
I
thank the member for Kalgoorlie for her question. During the winter recess,
along with my colleague the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Hon Stephen
Dawson, we took a trip to the Tjuntjuntjara community, which as the member
knows is a very remote community near the South Australian border. It was a fantastic
experience where he and I signed an agreement
with the Spinifex people. The community is located on the western side of the A-class
Great Victoria Desert, and it has been there since 1988. Because it is on an
A-class reserve but never had a reputable land tenure interest, the community
has been prevented from seeking investment for critical infrastructure—therefore,
to try to establish its community and economic, social and cultural
development. To sign that Indigenous land use agreement with the Tjuntjuntjara
community was obviously a turning point in its ability to improve its economic,
social and cultural capacity. That has now been lodged with the National Native
Title Tribunal. Once it is registered, that
will then provide a lease in perpetuity to the Spinifex people of that region.
That lease, which the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and I signed, has
now been registered with the National Native Title Tribunal and will allow them
to advance their commercial, economic and community interest. Of course, it
will provide them with financial benefit in due course.
It is a great opportunity for the
Spinifex people now to have a greater say in their ability to map out their
future, and also provide opportunities in the tourism industry. I recommend it
to people. It is a very isolated community, considered one of the most isolated
communities in Western Australia, but I think there is great potential now with this new land tenure format. It is another
example of the McGowan government doing great work in Closing the Gap with Aboriginal people and very remote communities in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : The Leader of
the Liberal Party with the last question.
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