Central land council a major concern for traditional owners with new NT government incoming
The Territory's Country Liberal Party are continuing their victory lap to praise and congratulations from their federal counterparts in Canberra. But closer to home it's already being lobbied by traditional owners calling for more scrutiny on the central land council.
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00:00Winds of change in the Northern Territory.
00:05But as a new Chief Minister steps into the spotlight,
00:08traditional owners in Central Australia want it shone on local issues.
00:13We need support with administration and a full inquiry
00:20into the Central Land Council.
00:23There has been too many breaches of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act
00:28in the Northern Territory.
00:30Their calls to review the Central Land Council's operations
00:34have won the support of Senator Price,
00:36who would like to investigate entities across the Territory.
00:39We also need an inquiry into land councils and statutory authorities
00:44so that we can actually start closing the gap
00:47and improving the lives of traditional owners right across the country.
00:51Also under scrutiny in Central Australia,
00:54the $250 million federal support package
00:57aimed at improving the lives of Centralians.
01:00Announced 18 months ago, the CLP says it's not returning results.
01:05This is a service provider haven
01:07and given it's a service provider haven,
01:09then lives should be improved, but that's not happening.
01:12So whoever's receiving the money needs to be held to account
01:16for failure to close that gap.
01:18But it's only day three of the new reality
01:21and first on Leah Finocchiaro's agenda is shaping herself a cabinet.
01:25We need to make sure our strong public service
01:28is structured in a way that can deliver on our commitments.
01:31So we've been very focused on reducing crime,
01:34rebuilding our economy and restoring our lifestyle
01:37and you can expect to see a government
01:39that looks in a shape to deliver that.
01:41The interim CLP government will be sworn in tomorrow morning
01:44to deadly silence from the Labor Party
01:47as they struggle to find the words to describe this weekend's loss.