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Who wants land rights?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)

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| July 01, 2007 | Goddard, Peter | COPYRIGHT 2007 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

SIR. Further to Peter Howson's significant comments on Land Rights (April 2007): has there ever been a thorough survey of those members of the Australian population who have registered as Aboriginal, as to how they feel about this subject?

Would they prefer to be able to buy and sell homes or businesses on designated "common" land? Or do we only ...

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