The Wire

Relations between the nation’s peak indigenous body and the federal government have reached a new low, with the ATSIC’s Board’s decision to challenge the legality of the government’s decision to excise financial powers to the new ATSIS. We discussed the strained relationship and the high court challenge with Acting ATSIC Chairman, Terry Whitby, Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Amanda Vanstone and Democrats Indigenous Affairs Spokesman Aden Ridgeway.