Society and Culture Issues

• Northern Territory: Society and Culture: Issues  (2)

The Law Report: Bush Courts - Part Two - Radio National program transcript, discussing the overlap between traditional customs and statutory laws, sometimes resulting in a double punishment system. [August 2001]

Lee Travis Farrer v R [1999] NTSCCA 43 Appeal - Court sentencing remarks for a case in which an Aboriginal man was assaulted and permanently injured. Includes background of the case, Crown facts and discussion on whether the assault was racially motivated.

Mabo Ten Years On: Land One Piece of the Puzzle - Article written by Northern Lands Council Chairman, Galarrwuy Yunupingu, in which he discusses his family's long-term involvement in the ongoing struggle to achieve recognition for Aboriginal Land Rights. (June 3, 2002)

Galarrwuy Yunupingu and NT Law - Northern Territory Government Hansard record of a parliamentary question regarding an incident between Mr Yunupingu and a photographer. Discusses the divide between traditional Aboriginal and statutory Australian Laws. (February 24, 1998)