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Noel Pearson calls for dismantling of state Aboriginal affairs departments

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Noel Pearson, an Indigenous leader, is calling for the dismantling of state Aboriginal affairs departments. ABC News (Australia) reports he made the case at the Garma Festival, where a significant restructuring of the land rights system was announced—marking fifty years since the Aboriginal Land Rights Act.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/land-rights-counci...

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