Australia: Gillard Government Boosts Indigenous Heritage Protection

Australia: Gillard Government Boosts Indigenous Heritage Protection   Federal Heritage Minister, Tony Burke, today announced that the Gillard Government would provide funding to help identify, protect and share Australia's Indigenous heritage.   Mr Burke said the Government would provide more than $2.7 million for 36 Indigenous heritage projects that will help community groups and individuals identify, conserve and promote the heritage values of places important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

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