Re: Darwin to Alice railway

[telljb@ozemail.com.au (Terry Burton)]

"Jim Gordon" <j.gordon@bigpond.com> wrote:
>In todays N.T.News (19-1-98), it is reported that the government is set to
>flush out Aboriginal groups who intend to making land claims on the Darwin
>to Alice Springs
>rail corridor. The office of the Lands Minister, Mick Palmer, confirmed
>yesterday,
>Aborigines who had, or claimed to have, native title claims, or interests
>in the land 
>would have untill Febuary 13 to lodge any claims.
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I'll bet this will see some litigation.
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>In a differant artical, the leader of the opposition (Labor), Mrs Maggie
>Hickey,
>said she would seek a commitment from federal labor, to match, or better
>the 
>federal governments funding of 100 million dollars for the railway, at the
>national
>conferance in Hobart.

Don't put too much into this Jim, talk at ALP annual
conferences is cheap, particualarly if there is an
election in the air, they have already convinced the
media the next election has been won by them.

Cheers

----Tell
Alice Springs NT