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Native title pioneer honoured for decades of championing the underprivileged
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Giovanni Torre 9 Sep 2026
Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation lodges Full Court appeal in native title compensation case
Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation has lodged an appeal with the Full Co...
Giovanni Torre 26 Aug 2026
Racist abuse after alleged Mildura attack sparks condemnation
Racist, violent and aggressive comments in the wake of an alleged attack on two...
Dechlan Brennan 14 Aug 2026
Prosecutors say bishop hosted alcohol-fuelled parties to target young Aboriginal men
Note: this article contains references to alleged sexual assaults. Former Bishop...
Aaron Bunch (AAP) 12 Aug 2026
Malind-Anim Indigenous people in court to defend ancestral forests
The Malind-Anim Indigenous community are mounting a legal challenge to protect W...
Andrew Mathieson 5 Aug 2026
Native title holders win High Court challenge over NT water licence

Native title holders from Central Australia have secured a High Court victory in their fight to assert control over an aquifer. On Wednesday, the High Court ruled in favour of the Mpwerempwer Aborigin...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 5, 2026
Tonga's courts hold ministers to account over bribery convictions, forcing government to face by-elections

Tonga's parliament has been forced to accept the resignation of two ministers after a ruling on bribery charges in the Nuku'alofa Magistrates' Court last week following the country's 2025 general elec...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 4, 2026
Aboriginal man testifies 'bishop groomed us' at BBQ

A former Catholic bishop invited an Indigenous teen to his home for a barbecue and then inappropriately touched him, a jury has been told. Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders is fighting...

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
First Nations youth lead Australia's biggest anti-vaping movement

New results released for NAIDOC Week show the first national Aboriginal-led week of action on youth vaping reached young people at national scale, generating more than 38 million campaign impressions...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 10, 2026
Ochre founder Joanne Pellew convicted after ASIC investigation

Indigenous businessperson Joanne Jennifer Pellew was convicted last week of dishonestly using her position as a director and of managing a corporation when disqualified.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 8, 2026
Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre welcomes court reopening but warns of impact on remote families

Marninwarntikura Women's Resource Centre, based in Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia's Kimberley region, has welcomed the announcement regional court sittings will resume almost a month earlier th...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 7, 2026
‘Let’s get ‘em’ - Aboriginal activist takes on forestry staff during trespass case

Aboriginal activist Ruth Langford appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court this week over allegations she trespassed and refused police orders in a Tasmanian logging coupe last year.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 3, 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
Regional WA courts to reopen a month earlier, days after Aboriginal leaders called for change

Regional and remote courts across Western Australia will reopen almost a month earlier than expected after new security arrangements were finalised.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 29, 2026
Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner launches legal action to protect significant sites on the Murray River

A Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner launched legal action on Thursday challenging the Victorian government's approval of a floodplain engineering project at Nyah on the Murray River.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 25, 2026
Exclusive: Kimberley Aboriginal leaders warn court closures are cutting off access to justice

Kimberley Aboriginal leaders say shuttered regional courts have cut First Nations communities off from justice, and they want local sittings reinstated without delay.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 24, 2026
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