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Contract99-Year Lease Agreement • December 21st, 2017
Yunupingu to hand over traditional land in 99-year lease AAP- Wednesday, September 19, 2007 One of Australia's most powerful Aboriginal leaders has reportedly agreed to sign a 99-year lease that will hand over control of his traditional land in the Northern Territory. Former Australian of the Year Galarrwuy Yunupingu will sign the agreement today under a landmark deal with the Australian government, The Australian newspaper reported. The Australian said it understood Mr Yunupingu's community would receive million of dollars for the deal to allow individuals to buy their own homes. The commonwealth takeover of indigenous land leases is part of the federal government's intervention to halt child abuse in Aboriginal communities. The Tiwi Island community of Nguiu, north of Darwin, last month became the first community in the Northern Territory to sign up to a 99-year lease. Mr Yunupingu's deal will re-cast Aboriginal politics in northern Australia, by bringing him together with prominent
