INDIGENOUS LAND CORPORATION (ILC) GETS BIGGER WHILE FIRST NATION PEOPLE SUFFER
Mick Estens
Katherine NT
0428936305
Newsletter date: 12 May 2014
Contents:
* National Indigenous Radio Service 'Weekly News In Review': Preview of the Federal budget and reaction to the Commission of Audit report
[Featuring Justin Mohamed, Les Malezer, Damian Griffis and Dawn Casey]
* CAAMA Radio: Peak body questions reasoning behind proposed funding cuts to Aboriginal radio [Featuring Dr Donna Oedegaard]
* CAAMA Radio: Veteran RIBS broadcaster Warren H Williams defends community broadcasting
* IRCA - Indigenous Remote Communications Association: Community Broadcasting Program supports essential media services
By Mick Estens
0428936305
In the past month a situation on an ILC leased Station in the NT has unfolded that shows neglect, even ignorance, by ILC management. Outbreaks of the cattle disease Botulism is not a new thing on a Northern cattle station but in this day and age controls have been developed to help pastoralists cope. Before the days of supplement and vaccine large numbers were lost over vast tracks of outback land.
The Indigenous Land Corporation has hit back at the anonymous posting of a story on the Indymedia website on July 10 branding it as âinaccurate, untrue, misleading and a personal attack on ILC Chairperson Shirley McPherson.â
ILC General Manager David Galvin said the story, âILC accused of defrauding Aboriginal peopleâ, attributed to comments allegedly made by Michael Anderson, was factually flawed and probably defamatory and had to be answered in detail to set the record straight.
