By: pol_pak
26/11/2009
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Justice Mansfield found that "entry into the proposed subleases is within the objects and purposes of those Associations, even though it effectively cedes control of the particular town camps for 40 years".
This applicable to the Land Trusts, all property owning corporations and individuals.
When will these landowners start being required to issu their tenants valid, secure, short and longer term leases and get rid of their current wishy washy purported agreements that are barely "for a periodic tenancy".
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By: pol_pak
28/11/2009
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For homelessness, the government had $66.7m available but spent only $17m, almost a quarter.
This is why not enough housing for homeless, mental health patients, and plain old ordinary people seeking housing... and we have overcrowding....
Go read the article:
$2bn diverted from aid for Aborigines and welfare
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/bn-div erted-from-aid-for-aborig ines-and-welfare/story-e6 frg6nf-1225804773394 |
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By: pol_pak
30/11/2009
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| Can we help them spend the uncommitted >$40+ million funds ? |
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By: pol_pak
30/11/2009
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Aboriginal living conditions 'fifth world'
By Anna Henderson
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/30/2757 337.htm
A former Government Business Manager says Aboriginal people in parts of Central Australia are still living in car bodies and humpies.
Business managers were placed in Aboriginal communities under the federal intervention in the Northern Territory to coordinate and manage the delivery of government services.
Alan Hudson has told 783 ABC Alice Springs he walked away from the job because he could no longer represent a Government that was so unresponsive to the concerns of people living in communities.
He says he saw little improvement over the year he was employed as a business manager responsible for Ampila_*_twa_*_tja, about 325 kilometres north of Alice Springs, and the Utopia outstations.
He says when he first arrived he was shocked by what he found.
"My intial reaction was that I had seen these sorts of conditions in the late 70s and I didn't believe that they still existed and I was absolutely disgusted and felt sickened," he said.
One outstation in his jurisdiction had living conditions that were not just "third world" but "fifth world".
"There's a very large number of people who have been living in humpies and they've been living in humpies since 1974 - three ladies more than 90 years of age," he said.
"And a young five-year-old who is disabled and his family live in a combination of a humpy and a couple of car bodies."
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By: pol_pak
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Town camps upgrade clears last hurdle
By Kirsty Nancarrow
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/03/2760 656.htm
Town camp residents in Alice Springs have decided not to appeal against a Federal Court decision that allows a Commonwealth takeover to proceed.
An injunction against a 40-year-lease deal going ahead will be lifted shortly, allowing the Commonwealth to begin a $100 million overhaul of infrastructure.
Lawyer Ben Schockman has been representing town camp residents who are against the deal and says they have decided not to continue with their legal challenge.
"On the basis of both legal advice and the practical outcomes going forward and the need to ensure that work on the town camps, which is desperately needed work, takes place as soon as possible."
Mr Schockman says residents welcome the proposed improvements.
"The concern all along has been to make sure that town camp residents are actually involved in consultation, in participation about decision making so that the decisions can be made to look at addressing some of the more serious cases of disadvantage.
"But also to ensure that some of those residents that are good residents, that are good citizens, can continue to live in the ways that they do." |
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By: pol_pak
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Perhaps now may see ALL these "Traditional Owners" and landowning corporations start being required to issue - at least offer, to ALL their tenants more conventional, valid, secure, short and longer term leases as expected from ALL other landlords.
We may see the removal of their current wishy washy purported agreements which barely supply their tenants short term "periodic tenancy".
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By: unidentifiedbloke
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I wonder if giving the tenants a proper lease will result in them taking more care and pride in their houses?
I guess the current owners don't want this to happen as they will lose some degree of control over these houses and will have to take some more responsibility for maintenance of infrastructure to better standards than they do now? It will cost them but if the houses are looked after it should be a win-win? |
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Time will tell, but it may be a long time before the results are similar to that of mainstream OZ.
But a start was needed, and good for that. |
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By: pol_pak
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When need progress to where we are seeing houses in the communities with secure titles, even just valid reasonable long term leases, being first advertised for swaps or sale, then both offered and sold, shall know we are finally moving towards those opportunities and choices rest of Australia arrived at a long time ago...
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By: pol_pak
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Former deputy chief minister, Marion Scrymgour, who quit Labor before returning, has become the parliamentary secretary for the 2030 plan.
Dear Marion Scrymgour,
For each NT community with current, or forcast 250+ population :
Q1. What (i) populations, and, (ii) how many houses needed :
(a) Now December 2009 ;
(b) expected for Jan 2015 ;
(c) expected for Jan 2020 ;
(d) expected for Jan 2025 ;
(e) expected for Jan 2030 ;
to house those needing housing ?
Q2: For each of these communities are their individual titles to each block of land required for these houses ?
Q3: Where do NOT exist individual titles to each block of land required for these houses, who owns the land ?
Q4: Where these blocks are owned by others will (a) the NTG with (b) support of the Commonwealth resume ALL the required land - and pay our Constitutions required "Just Compensation" ?
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Alice Springs town camps to be cleaned up
By Eric Tlozek
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/07/2763 814.htm
Clean-up work in Alice Springs Aboriginal town camps is set to begin today as part of a $100 million deal to overhaul them.
Workers will begin the long process of assessing each house in the 16 camps and conducting remedial work to bring them to a minimum standard.
Next year, there will be major work in the camps with the Federal Government to build 85 new houses as part of a $150 million program.
The changes are taking place because Northern Territory Housing Services is taking over the camp housing associations and Tangentyere Council as tenancy manager.
New 40 year leases were signed by the Federal Government and the town camp associations after a Federal Court injunction was lifted last week.
The camp housing associations will still have a consultative role, but they've lost any decision-making power.
The changes have unsettled some residents, who fear they will be evicted.
The Government's been holding barbecues in the camps to talk to residents and explain the changes to them.
Two other camps, Trucking Yards and Ilpeye-Ilpeye, have opted instead for compulsory acquisition by the Government.
Trucking Yards resident Helen Kantawarra says they will be included in the clean-up.
"It's about time that something positive now is coming out of all of this. We've been waiting for a while but look, you know it's something positive that's been happening to improve the town camps and the big clean-up is just a small step towards that," she said. |
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By: pol_pak
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Now with new 40 year leases signed by the Commonwealth and the town camp associations after the Federal Court injunction was lifted last week...
When will those leases to be provided to residents be made public ?
Minister Jenny Macklin please advise us all what compensation is being paid to those leaseholders for Trucking Yards and Ilpeye-Ilpeye who opted instead for compulsory acquisition by the Government ?
IMHO interested seeing if any politician can let us know just what happens to this compensation...
Agree appears as something positive happening to improve the town camps - at last, with the clean-up just the start.
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By: dallone.ranger
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Wonder just who will pitch in and help with the clean up.
Those who caused it to be needed? |
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