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TasWater – Risdon Brook DamYou probably realise it’s one of the most significant cultural places in Tasmania, it borders right next to piyura kitina. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 21 Nov 2023 |
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Aboriginal Lands Act ReformsThey are angered at your land act bill, which subverts the right of Aboriginal people to determine how they manage returned land. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Sep 2023 |
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Rockliff Should Celebrate NAIDOC Week By Returning kooparoona niara ASAPWe urge Premier Rockliff to celebrate NAIDOC Week by getting on with truth-telling, Treaty and the return of lands in lutruwita. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 4 Jul 2022 |
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Land Returns - Greens MPIAfter the report on truth telling and treaty from Professors Warner and McCormack it's well understood Aboriginal people in lutruwita need much more than words. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Jun 2022 |
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Aboriginal Land Handbacks - Greens MPIIt is 17 years since the last lands were returned to Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Jun 2022 |
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Aboriginal Land Council - Return of Lands in World Heritage AreaWill you show the Government is serious about the return of lands and commit yourself and the Premier to sitting down with the Aboriginal Land Council? Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Jun 2022 |
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Aboriginal Affairs – Land ReturnsMinister, as you know, it is almost 20 years since any lands were formally returned through legislative process to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Jun 2022 |
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Greens Move to Disallow kooparoona niara ProclamationThe path to reconciliation has been slow, painful and full of disappointment for Aboriginal Tasmanians. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 16 Jun 2022 |
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Liberals Finally Move to Inadequately Protect Threatened Forests inside TWWHAA decade after the TFA was signed and the TWWHA extended under the Labor Green government, the Liberals have moved to formally protect forests inside the TWWHA. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 2 Jun 2022 |
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Greens Mourn Invasion Day with Tasmanian Aboriginal PeopleOn this day across the nation, Aboriginal people mourn the loss of their country. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 26 Jan 2022 |
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A Premier Serious About Resetting the Relationship Will Walk Away from Tarkine TracksIt’s encouraging to hear Premier Gutwein sound genuine about reconciliation and land returns for this island’s First People. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 11 Jun 2020 |
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Estimates Reply - Minister PetrusmaWe asked the Minister for Women if she was on the Expenditure Review Committee and the answer we received is that Cabinet matters are a matter for Cabinet. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 13 Jun 2019 |
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Respect for First Peoples Connection to CountryThe Aboriginal Land Council’s calls for the West Coast Aboriginal landscape to be returned should be heard by both the Federal and State Governments. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 2 Oct 2018 |
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Return of Kings Run Shows Community LeadershipThe return of the late, great Geoff King's takayna property to Aboriginal ownership is an historic moment. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 9 Oct 2017 |
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Slow Progress on Resetting Relationship with Aboriginal TasmaniansThe Premier's commitment to 'reset the relationship' with Aboriginal Tasmanians is off to an uninspiring and noncommittal start. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 9 Jun 2015 |
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Mabo DayMabo Day, which marked the 23rd anniversary of the landmark court case that made land rights possible for aboriginal Australians. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 4 Jun 2015 |