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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 f...
Dechlan Brennan 6 Jul 2026
Federal Court issues orders in landmark native title compensation case
The Federal Court formally made orders on Wednesday requiring miner Fortescue to...
Giovanni Torre 1 Jul 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 Cr...
Jarred Cross 1 Jul 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 f...
Giovanni Torre 24 Jun 2026
Federal government's National Indigenous Australians Agency slashes funding to Native Title bodies

The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) has enacted significant cuts to Native Title Services across the country. Key points: NIAA has cut funding to Native Title services by up to 24 per c...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 19, 2026
NSW Aboriginal Land Council pauses Closing the Gap forums with state government over land rights bill

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) will pause its participation in shared decision-making forums with the state government as concerns continue over a contentious land rights bill.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 12, 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
BREAKING: Yindjibarndi people awarded $150m in Native Title compensation over Pilbara mining

The Federal Court has awarded the Yindjibarndi people $150 million in Native Title compensation for cultural loss caused by mining on their Country in the Pilbara.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 12, 2026
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
NSW Aboriginal Land Council lodges formal complaint with Human Rights Commission over government plans to change Land Rights system

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council has formally lodged a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission regarding the government's proposed Crown Land Management Amendment (Statutory R...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 22, 2026
NSW peak land rights body urges united stand against legislation as local land council pushes meetings with minister

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...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 22, 2026
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