Date May 17, 2008 The West Australian Government has pledged that development will not proceed without the full co-operation and informed consent of the traditional owners. The Kimberley people hold the fate of the multibillion-dollar development in their hands. They are in the middle of a consultation process, led by the Kimberley Land Council and its executive director, Wayne Bergmann. I think a lot of Aboriginal people recognise that this (boom) is a real chance, says federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin. This is a real opportunity for them to get out of poverty, to get off welfare, to have a better life. Watching the events unfold in Canberra, then federal Aboriginal affairs minister Fred Chaney........ all the familiar faces..... Last financial year, Australias resource exports were worth $91 billion, or two-thirds of the countrys total commodity trade. And mining now accounts for a quarter of Australias total capital investment. It is an industry so rich and powerful, so productive and valuable, that it is widely tipped to shelter Australia from a global economic slowdown and the recession in the US......So why is the government saying aboriginal communities cant stay on their country? theage.au/business/mining-rites-20080516-2f63.html
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