Fed: Fed govt endorses UN declaration on indigenous people

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2009
Fed: Fed govt endorses UN declaration on indigenous people

The federal government's officially endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The former HOWARD government voted against the declaration in 2007 .. saying it would
elevate customary law above Australian law.

But in Canberra today .. Indigenous Affairs Minister JENNY MACKLIN said endorsing the
declaration is an important symbolic step for building trust and black and white relations
in Australia.

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KEYWORD: INDIGENOUS UN (CANBERRA)

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