LIST OF ACRONYMS

ABA Aboriginals Benefit Account

ACF Australian Conservation Foundation

ACTU Australian Council of Trade Unions

ADC Aboriginal Development Commission

ALP Australian Labor Party

AMSANT Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory

APG Aboriginal Provisional Government

ATSIC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

CAAMA Central Australia Aboriginal Media Association

CAAPA Central Australian Aboriginal Pastoralist Association

CAAPU Central Australia Aboriginal Pastoral Unit

CAEPR Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

CANCA Combined Aboriginal Nations of Central Australia

CAO Combined Aboriginal Organisations of Central Australia

CDEP Community Development Employment Program

CFMEU Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union

CLC Central Land Council

CLP Country Liberal Party

CRA Conzinc Riotinto of Australia Limited (now Rio Tinto)

DAA Department of Aboriginal Affairs

EBA Enterprise Bargaining Agreement

ERA Energy Resources of Australia Ltd

GMAAAC Granites Mine Affected Areas Aboriginal Corporation

IAD Institute for Aboriginal Development

IBA Indigenous Business Australia

ILC Indigenous Land Corporation

ILUA Indigenous Land Use Agreement

IPA Indigenous Protected Area

JCALM Joint Council on Aboriginal Land and Mining

KLC Kimberley Land Council

NAIDOC National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee

NAILSMA North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance

NARU North Australia Research Unit

NITV National Indigenous Television

NLC Northern Land Council

NTER Northern Territory National Emergency Response (‘the Intervention’)

PUP Palmer United Party

SIHIP Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program

TO Traditional owner