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Premier Steven Marshall’s decision to scrap former Labor government plans for a contemporary art gallery at Lot Fourteen is a “huge opportunity that’s been wasted” and the replacement $150 million Aboriginal Arts and Cultures Centre is an “incredible waste of public money”, claims an eminent arts administrator who helped plan the junked gallery.
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The State Government is advertising for a director to deliver the $150 million Aboriginal art and culture gallery planned for Lot Fourteen – before cabinet ministers sign off on an overdue business case outlining the centre’s viability.
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The head of Native Title in South Australia has criticised the State Government for failing to appoint more than one Aboriginal representative to help manage the state’s natural resources, claiming the omission could impede traditional owners from caring for their country – but the government says its calls for candidates went unanswered.
The State Government has rejected a Royal Commission recommendation to house “high-needs” children in care in a secure facility, after advocates warned doing so would only serve to incarcerate vulnerable young people and cause them distress.
The State Government insists that Adelaide is the “logical” home for a national gallery showcasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, as a rival bid to build an Indigenous cultural centre in Perth gains traction.
SA children aged as young as 10 will continue to be arrested, charged and detained for at least another year after a national meeting decided to put off a decision to lift the criminal age, with Attorney-General Vickie Chapman unwilling to take action before a federal consensus is reached.
Pressure is mounting on the State Government to lift the age of criminal responsibility in South Australia from 10 to 14 years, but Attorney-General Vickie Chapman says no decision will be made until a federal review is handed down.
