SA: Aboriginal advocate to run in SA election as independent

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SA: Aboriginal advocate to run in SA election as independent

By Steve Larkin

ADELAIDE, Jan 20 AAP - An Aboriginal advocate today accused the South Australian governmentof paying lip service to indigenous problems before announcing he would stand as an independentat next month's state election.

Law and social justice advocate Tauto Sansbury said he would stand for the legislativecouncil at the February 9 poll.

He said his campaign would focus on addressing problems within Aboriginal communities.

Mr Sansbury, who was named NAIDOC's Aboriginal Person of the Year in 1996, said theincumbent Liberal government's Aboriginal affairs policy …