Aboriginal community tensions grow following SA parliamentary inquiry proposal
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FebFebruary 2021 at 2:40am
The group of Aboriginal leaders believe the proposed inquiry suggests Aboriginal people … are less capable of managing their own affairs .
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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 .
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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 corporations and organisations.
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