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

Land reform is absolutely critical if we are going to support better outcomes for Indigenous communities. Whether you want to get a job, you want it to own your own house or you want to get into a business, just like everyone else, land reform is critical. These are long-term transferable land use agreements so people can start their own business or build their own house. Residents need land tenure arrangements to be able to go to the bank and access a loan that every other Australian just takes for granted. If you want to leave something, you normally leave your own property. In Mutitjulu, I spoke to the residents about their plans for a tourism business, their plans for an arts centre and their continued plans for land tenure arrangements under the township lease.