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'I paint to keep my country alive' - Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney wins Vincent Lingiari Art Award
Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney of Artists of Ampilatwatja has won the prestigious $1...
Giovanni Torre 10 Sep 2026
NSW land council peak body to withdraw from Closing the Gap framework, cites ongoing government failures
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council will withdraw from state's Closing the Gap frame...
Jarred Cross 7 Sep 2026
Authorisation Meeting Notice: Proposed WA Goldfields Native Title claim, Agnew and surrounds
AUTHORISATION MEETING NOTICE: PROPOSED NEW NATIVE TITLE CLAIM DateTuesday, 22 &...
Giovanni Torre 27 Aug 2026
'Traditional Owners play a vital role' - Grants to boost protection of Kimberley cultural heritage
WA Government grants provided under the Native Title Party Capacity Building Pro...
Giovanni Torre 26 Aug 2026
Free, practical support: Walumarra Legal Centre offers pro-bono service for land councils
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has championed the work of a pro-bono culturally...
Jarred Cross 19 Aug 2026
Western Yalanji determination brings Cape York native title 'to the finish line'

The Western Yalanji People secure native title recognition on Friday over 170,827 hectares of their traditional Country, bringing the Cape York United #1 claim to 91 per cent completion through consen...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 13, 2026
More than 100 ancestral lines united in Eastern Kuku Yalanji native title determination

Wujal Wujal is expecting more than 600 people to gather on Wednesday as Cape York's largest Traditional Owner group celebrates recognition of 217,884 hectares of country - and a future built by genera...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 12, 2026
$30 million grants program to boost Indigenous economic development through Native Title bodies

The federal government has opened applications for a new $30 million grants program aimed at helping Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) unlock economic opportunities on Native Title land.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 4, 2026
Breakaway Arnhem Land council shocks NT Indigenous body

Australia's land rights story has entered a new chapter, catching some of its most senior leaders off guard. Yolngu Elders in northeast Arnhem Land have announced a breakaway Dilak Land Council, decla...

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Robyn Wuth Aug 1, 2026
Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation to appeal Federal Court Native Title compensation award

Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation has announced it will appeal the Federal Court's decision on the amount of compensation awarded for mining which has occurred on Yindjibarndi Ngurra since 20...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 30, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Fortescue offered Yindjibarndi a settlement worth $376 million. The Federal Court ordered $150.3 million

The settlement package on the table before the Yindjibarndi compensation trial began was worth an estimated $376 million over the life of Fortescue's Solomon mine, National Indigenous Times can report...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jul 29, 2026
Native Title determination sees court hand back land to ancestors

Traditional Owners have gained recognition of a historically significant Native Title after a long legal battle. Federal Court Chief Justice Debra Mortimer found on Thursday cultural rights had been r...

Traditional Owners secure Nganjuwarr consent determination in East Kimberley

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.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 23, 2026
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