Land Rights
Fears for the future of Aboriginal land rights remain in New South Wales, with state Minister Steve Kamper due to meet with a local land council while the state's peak body calls for a unified approac...
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned a 2024 lower-court ruling this week after finding the judge used an "arbitrary boundary" to determine a First Nation's native title over a swath of...
In Fiji, the Mataqali Nadala of the Yavusa Nubu has regained Native Grant No. 2 after more than 120 years under government ownership, marking the end of a 42-year effort to have the land returned.
The Western Australian government is conducting consultation in the coming weeks on proposed changes to the state's Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act.
The New South Government has put its controversial proposals to change the management of Crown lands on hold after a strong backlash from the state's Aboriginal land councils.
More than 250 leaders from across the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Network have voiced their opposition of the new Crown Lands Management Amendment Bill, with an emergency meeting held on Monday.
Diversity at the board level of local land councils is "shaping the future" of land rights in NSW, with the state's peak now following suit with new leadership appointments.
While the NSW Aboriginal Land Council marks an achievement - submitting the state's 60,000th land claim - there's less celebration from the peak body for decades spent waiting, and tens of thousands c...