First Australian indigenous party listed

Australia's first indigenous political party has been officially registered.
The First Nations Political Party plans to contest the next federal and Northern
Territory elections and has its sights set on other states.
First Nations organiser Japarta Ryan is the grandson of early land rights activist
Vincent Lingiari and ran as an independent in the federal seat named after his
grandfather in 2007 and 2010.
Mr Ryan said he was delighted to hear of the electoral commission's confirmation of
registration, which meant the party could get started electing an executive and
preselecting candidates.
Mr Ryan said there were many people among the estimated 2500 party supporters who
wanted to run as candidates.
He said he wanted the party to be ready for an early federal election.
"It's not a stable government - if one of the independents decides to go, there
could be problems ... we've got to be ready for that," Mr Ryan told AAP.
While about 32 per cent of Northern Territory residents, and 2.5 per cent of the
national population, are Aboriginal, Mr Ryan said his party would need to work hard
for every vote.
He said the party would campaign on issues such as the NT intervention, statehood
for the NT and greater consultation over the Muckaty Station radioactive waste dump.
"It will give people an alternative to the two wishy-washy parties that have dealt
with my people since 1901 and delivered policies of self-destruction and systematic
genocide," he said.
Canada has had a federal First Peoples National Party since 2005.