ABC News Mon, 17 Apr 2000 8:43 CDT LOCAL NEWS : Northern Territory Stone prepared Wik 10-point plan The Northern Territory's former chief minister, Shane Stone, says he prepared the Wik 10-point native title plan. In July 1998, the Prime Minister emerged from successful late-night talks with the Independent Senator Brian Harradine, to thank Mr Stone for his contribution to the Wik agreement. Following that statement, neither John Howard nor Mr Stone explained what that contribution had been. But Mr Stone's comments to the Sunday program suggest he played a significant role. "I sat down and set about the task of preparing the 10-point plan whilst at the same time, standing by the whole principle of native title," he said. "Now that was more than one particular state premier was prepared to do at the time. "I have never argued against land rights and I have never argued against native title, rather I have argued against the way it has been applied." � 1999 Australian Broadcasting Corporation -- _________________________________ Truth is a pathless land. --- Krishnamurti ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
