Eleven posts foretelling calamity and tribulation on Groote Eylandt

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Came post with post…

Macbeth, Act one Scene three

 

 Set out below are links to eleven previously published posts on this blog dealing with policy issues on Groote. It seems clear that concern regarding the issues on Groote is becoming more widespread, though where it will all land is as yet unknown. IN any case, I thought readers might find it useful to revisit some of my earlier analyses, so I have collected them below, starting with the most recent, and ending with a 2016 post on police infrastructure upgrades.

Groote developments: NACC referral by NIAA

Discusses the referral of unspecified issues related to the ALC to the NACC by Minister Burney.

10 July 2024.

 

“Don’t you worry about that”: a further Groote issues update

 Discusses the Senate Estimates Hearing on 7 June 2024, including Senator Pocock’s robust cross examination of the ALC CEO.

21 June 2024

 

Groote Eylandt recent developments

This post discusses a number of issues including the impact of the recent cyclone on royalty flows to Groote, the decision of the former ALC Chair to step down from the ALC, governance issues related to Groote, including the silence of the Minister in relation to these. 4 June 2024

 

Slow walking towards disaster: new revelations regarding the proposed Winchelsea mine on Groote Eylandt.

This post discusses the 11 May article in the SMH by Nick McKenzie which revealed that the CEO of the ALC had sought to be granted a ten percent equity in Winchelsea Mining. THe post also discusses the slow pace of the Ministers actions in response to the various allegations that are in play related to the operations of the ALC.

13 May 2024

 

ANAO 2024/25 draft work program

While primarily about the ANAO draft work program, this post argues that the ANAO should focus attention on the Aboriginals Benefit Account since it is well past time that an independent oversight body undertook a close look at the distribution of royalties and royalty equivalents.

4 April 2024

 

The proposed Winchelsea mine on Groote: the commercial and policy risks are pervasive

This post discusses the substantial risks inherent in the ALC’s publicly released strategic policy framework, including a critical analysis of the commercial feasibility of the Winchelsea manganese deposit.

16 March 2024

 

The proposed Winchelsea mine on Groote Eylandt: a strategic opportunity?

This post outlines the ALC strategic plan and policy framework, based on using the development of the Winchelsea mine to build a sustainable capital fund into the future.

16 March 2024

 

Silent dissemblance: discussion of the ANAO report on the ALC in Estimates

This post discusses the unsatisfactory discussions related to the ANAO audit reports of the NT Land Councils including the ALC in the November 2023 Estimates Hearing, and suggests the Minister take proactive action to investigate what is actually happening on Groote, and identifies a need for a wider review of the Indigenous commercial sector.

15 November 2023

 

 Typographical errors: ANAO audits of the Tiwi and Anindilyakwa Land Councils

This post reviews the ANAO audits of the TLC and ALC and suggests that a forensic audit is required as well as a wider review of the regulatory framework within which the NT Land Councils operate.

1 June 2023

 

 Dodge dip and dive: eight ‘data points’ on remote policy

Data point two summarises the results of an ANU study into the socioeconomic conditions n Groote Eylandt.

1 May 2023

 

Moral hazard and police services on Groote Eylandt

This post discusses the deeper implications of a pre-election funding announcement by the NTG and the Commonwealth to upgrade the police presence on Groote.

1 July 2016

  

12 July 2024