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Article: Qld: Don't allow freehold on Palm Island, says mayor
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- August 28, 2005
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AAP General News (Australia)
08-28-2005
Qld: Don't allow freehold on Palm Island, says mayor
By Rosemary Desmond
BRISBANE, Aug 28 AAP - Plans to allow people to buy and sell land on Palm Island off
north Queensland would only allow in developers to take over, Palm Island Mayor Erykah
Kyle said today.
The 3,000-strong indigenous settlement was the scene of riots last year following the
death in police custody of a local man.
The island has been the subject of a report last week by MP for Southport and chair
of the Palm Island Select Committee Peter Lawlor who made 65 recommendations to tackle
the island's many problems, including alcohol and drug use, high unemployment, vandalism
and ...