-----Original Message----- From: Webcentral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:24 AM Subject: [atsic] Media Release: BEAZLEY MUST BLOCK QUEENSLAND'S RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY NATIVE TITLE LAWS >MEDIA RELEASE >30 August 2000 > >BEAZLEY MUST BLOCK QUEENSLAND'S RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY NATIVE TITLE LAWS > > >The Federal Opposition is risking the same national shame as the Federal >Government if it were to allow the passage of Queensland native title laws >based on racially discriminatory national laws. > >Chairman of the Queensland Indigenous Working Party, Mr Terry O'Shane, today >urged Opposition leader Kim Beazley to think twice about allowing his party >to give the green light to the Queensland laws in the Senate. > >"The opposition has distanced itself from the Federal Government's gross >over-reaction to some measured United Nations' criticism of its policies,", >Mr O'Shane said. > >"Yet here it is seriously considering endorsing Queensland native title laws >based on federal legislation which has been identified by the UN as racially >discriminatory." > >"The Queensland Government's proposed 13 laws are unacceptable as >instruments of the national Native Title Act. > >"Consultations between the Queensland Government and the QIWG have not >resulted in any agreement and we continue to object to their proposals. > >"We have informed Kim Beazley about our position. > >"These Queensland laws do not even comply with Labor's national Aboriginal >affairs platform endorsed just last month at its national conference in >Hobart." > >Mr O'Shane also expressed concerns about recent correspondence from >Queensland premier Peter Beattie regarding future applications for mining >exploration permits and development licences. > >"The premier is threatening not to negotiate with us on a template for >future dealings unless his laws were passed through the Senate. > >"His correspondence comes close to the point of blackmail and we won't be >negotiating with a gun pointed at our heads," Mr O'Shane said. > > >Further information Terry O'Shane 0417 764 992 > Chairman Queensland >Indigenous Working Group > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ 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/
