Land Rights
A Tasmanian council has voted in favour of handing back a parcel of public land to Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Passed by Hobart City Council this week, the in-principle support backs the return of ne...
Traditional Owners have secured formal recognition of their rights across 961 square kilometres of rugged East Kimberley country in Western Australia, under the Nganjuwarr consent determination.
Traditional Owners in Western Australia's south west are concerned some communities are falling through gaps in the native title system. Njaki Njaki man and Chair of the Njaki Njaki Aboriginal Corpora...
Traditional Owners from eight groups are set to have their native title rights formally recognised over more than 4,000 square kilometres of country in Central Australia, including the birthplace of r...
The Federal Court formally made orders on Wednesday requiring miner Fortescue to pay approximately $150.3 million in compensation to Yindjibarndi native title holders for mining that has occurred on Y...
Concerns continue to be raised about New South Wales Government proposals for Crown Lands in the state, which the state's Land Council peak body says pose a major threat.
In a major report released Wednesday, the Australian Law Reform Commission has found unfairness, inefficiency, and discrimination in the 'future acts' regime; the law that regulates how and when nativ...
Yindjibarndi Group chief executive Michael Woodley has issued an official response following the determination by the Federal Court on Tuesday that Fortescue should pay Yindjibarndi native title holde...