Two New Township Leases on Aboriginal Land in the Northern Territory.

Township leasing is the Australian Government's flagship land tenure reform for Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. Recently, agreement was reached for two new township leases, which are fundamentally different from earlier leases. This article describes how the new leases will operate. While often the focus is on the economic consequences of township leasing, the article describes how the more significant impact is on community governance and relationships around land use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]