Volume 10 Number 2

CONTENTS

Commentary

Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Bill 2005: ‘Positive or Negative Discrimination?’ by Kathleen Clothier

Court and Tribunal Decisions

Australia
Stevenson v Yasso [2006] QCA 40
Jango v Northern Territory of Australia [2006] FCA 318
‘Pooncarie’ Barkandji (Paakantyi) People v NSW Minister for Land & Water Conservation [2006] FCA 25
Rubibi Community v State of Western Australia (No 7) [2006] FCA 459
Turrbal People v State of Queensland [2006] FCA 187
Anderson v Ballina Shire Council [2006] FCA 187
Darkingjung Pty Ltd v Darkingjung Aboriginal Land Council & Ors [2006] NSWSC 42

United States
The Navajo Nation v US Forest Service, District Court of Arizona, 11 January 2006 Legislative Developments

Australia
Alcohol Court Act 2006 (NT)
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2006 (Cth)

Inquiries and Reports

Australia
Community Based Sentencing Options for Rural and Remote Areas and Disadvantaged Populations
Further Reading: Recent Reports

Policies and Procedures

Australia
New Representative Arrangements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peoples in the ACT
Agenda for Action: A ‘Whole of Government’ Approach to Indigenous Affairs in the Northern Territory 2005–2009

Indigenous Statements

Declaration of the Indigenous Peoples’ Parallel Forum of the 4th World Water Forum

International Developments

Decision of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: United States of America
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People: New Zealand
Joint Statements of the Australian, New Zealand and United States Governments to the 5th Session
of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues