House debates

Friday, 22 February 2008

Statements by Members

Palm Island

9:12 am

Photo of Peter LindsayPeter Lindsay (Herbert, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

How in these modern times could Soviet style collectives still exist in Australia? I have one in my electorate—it is called Palm Island. It is an Indigenous community and we must do something about the land ownership issues that exist on Palm Island. The solution to Indigenous issues in Australia is the three ‘Ls’—leadership, land ownership and law, order and governance. Without those three solutions Indigenous Australia will never move forward. It is very important when you go to Palm Island and you see that people cannot own their own little piece of Australia—they cannot build their own house; they cannot deal in their house—

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