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Western Australia Plans to Transfer 8 Percent of Land Into Indigenous Ownership

The move is part of a policy push to increase rates of individual home ownership in remote Aboriginal communities.
Western Australia Plans to Transfer 8 Percent of Land Into Indigenous Ownership
An Aboriginal flag is seen through the crowd at the "Stop Black Deaths In Custody" march in Perth, Australia on Oct. 7, 2023. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
1/11/2024|Updated: 1/11/2024
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The Western Australian state government is preparing legislation that will transfer an estate called the Aboriginal Lands Trust into private ownership.

Currently, the land is administered by a statutory body established more than 50 years ago when church missions closed.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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