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The Senate Standing Committee Report

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The Senate Standing Committee Report - 200 Years Later

In 1981 the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs enquired into the feasibility of securing a compact or Makarrata between the Commonwealth Government and Aboriginal Australians. In 1983 the report entitled "Two Hundred Years Later ....." was published by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia.