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Land rights 'coming home' with new Dilak council
Australia's land rights story has entered a new chapter. Yolŋu leaders in northe...
Robyn Wuth 1 Aug 2026
Yued Aboriginal Corporation seeks heritage protection for Lake Ninan
Yued Aboriginal Corporation has collaborated with Archae-Aus to seek Aboriginal...
Giovanni Torre 31 Jul 2026
Tasmanian council votes in favour of Aboriginal land handback
A Tasmanian council has voted in favour of handing back a parcel of public land...
Callan Morse 30 Jul 2026
Traditional Owners secure Nganjuwarr consent determination in East Kimberley
Traditional Owners have secured formal recognition of their rights across 961 sq...
Natasha Clark 23 Jul 2026
Traditional Owners warn some communities falling through gaps in native title system
Traditional Owners in Western Australia's south west are concerned some communit...
Giovanni Torre 10 Jul 2026
Country painted by renowned artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye gains native title recognition

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 6, 2026
Federal Court issues orders in landmark native title compensation case

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 1, 2026
Extra time given for NSW Aboriginal Land Rights network to consider legislation seen as threat to their future

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.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 1, 2026
Billions owed: Report reveals 'unfairness, inefficiency, and discrimination' plague native title future acts regime

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 24, 2026
'Financial freedom, good life and prosperity' from Yindjibarndi lands should be 'mirrored' in the community

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 14, 2026
'We will not be a political pawn' - Majority of Aboriginal Land Councils unite against NSW Land Rights bill

More than 92 per cent of Aboriginal Land Councils across New South Wales have condemned a recently introduced Bill as a threat to land rights, with hundreds rallying at Parliament House to oppose the...

Wotjobaluk Nations take their seat at the table with next step in Native Title journey

Bunjil was flying overhead as Wotjobaluk Nations affirmed their "seat at the table" on decision-making about their Country. Recently, Barengi Gadjin Land Council formally signed a Land Use Activity Ag...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 3, 2026
Yawuru celebrate 20 years since native title recognition in Rubibi / Broome

"We always knew who we were, and we didn't need the court to tell us that," former senator and Yawuru man Pat Dodson told the Yawuru community in Broome on Tuesday, marking 20 years since the Rubibi N...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 29, 2026
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