The elders travelled thousands of kilometres to deliver a blunt message to indigenous affairs minister Jenny Macklin about her "Stronger Futures" discussion paper in Melbourne.
They branded the intervention 'racist and discriminatory'.
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They say living standards have gone backwards since the Howard government introduced it four years ago.
The legislation extending the intervention beyond next August's cut-off is expected to be introduced before the end of the year.
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