Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

As this place knows, we are committed to doing things with Indigenous communities and Indigenous individuals. This outcome is because we did that. It is something that we have strived unsuccessfully since 2006 to effect. Of course the innovation has come from people like Balupalu, Djawa and Galarrwuy Yunupingu, who were sitting under the tree with me and saying, 'These are the sorts of things we need to do.'

The impetus that this has been provided to support using their land in their way has set up a new process. I would say to whoever would like to discuss this process that it is not about saying, 'Would you like an executive-director-of-township-leasing approach or a Gumatj approach?' It is not that. It is about saying that people from their own community can have their own innovative approach to allow them to have that balance between the safety of their land rights they fought so hard to have and the economic development enjoyed by every other Australian. (Time expired)