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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 participatio...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Jun 2026
NT land councils call for 'real consequences' over closing the gap failures
The Northern Territory's four land councils have joined growing calls for the fe...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Jun 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 co...
More consultation opening soon over proposed changes to WA's Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act
The Western Australian government is conducting consultation in the coming weeks...
Giovanni Torre 26 Mar 2026
NSW Aboriginal Land Council's new leadership appointments reflect statewide push
Diversity at the board level of local land councils is "shaping the future" of l...
Jarred Cross 10 Feb 2026
NSW Aboriginal Land Council marks 60,000th land claim with call for urgent reform

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...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jan 27, 2026
Labor’s fast-tracked environment laws will ‘fail Country’ if they exclude First Peoples, Thorpe says

First Peoples are still being excluded from decision-making on Country as Labor rushes to push through environmental law reforms, Senator Lidia Thorpe says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 30, 2025
Federal environment law reforms need to safeguard future of remote communities

The Northern Territory's four land councils representing Traditional Owners say they are "dismayed" at being excluded from consultations on proposed reforms to Australia's environment laws.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 29, 2025
Analysis: CLP's crime crackdown has only deepened the NT's incarceration crisis

The Country Liberal Party (CLP) has completed its first year in government in the Northern Territory, presiding over one of the sharpest rises in incarceration in the Territory's history and near univ...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 26, 2025
NT MP Yiŋiya Guyula slams Territory government's "gross neglect"

The independent Member for Mulka, Yiŋiya Guyula, has condemned the CLP Northern Territory government for their failure to work with Aboriginal communities in a censure motion.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 29, 2025
NT Land Councils unite to condemn Territory government disrespect and demand genuine engagement

The Northern Territory's four Land Councils have issued a united call for the NT Government to engage with them directly, accusing the Territory's leaders of failing to consult meaningfully and treat...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 24, 2025
High stakes: have Indigenous issues been sidelined this election campaign?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders have raised concerns over the sidelining of First Nations issues this federal election campaign, with some arguing Labor has retreated since the defeat of...

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Dechlan Brennan May 1, 2025
Coalition will probe First Nations organisations

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price sets out her top five priorities in Indigenous affairs if the Coalition is elected this Saturday. Audit of all government programs and expenditure in Indigenous affair...

"Bin the bill" and respect Aboriginal people, NT Land Council says

The Northern Territory needs to respect Aboriginal people and stop Sacred Sites legislation, the Central Land Council says. The proposed amendments to the Territory's Sacred Sites have caused constern...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 10, 2025
Newly re-elected Central Land Council chairperson urges action on cost of living

The Central Land Council has voted to re-elect Warren Williams as its chair at a meeting in Yulara. On Wednesday, the CLC, which represents 24,000 remote Indigenous people across Central Australia, an...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 9, 2025
NT Government moving closer to "anti-democratic regime," Land Councils warn

Land Councils in the Northern Territory have slammed the CLP government, arguing their "ill-conceived and rushed changes" are moving the Territory closer to "an anti-democratic regime pursuing develop...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 1, 2025
Can native title drive self-determination for Indigenous communities?

With the failure of the Indigenous Voice Referendum, native title corporations have emerged as one of the more tangible and legally embedded pathways for Indigenous self-determination, according to a...

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Brendan Foster Feb 12, 2025
NT Indigenous ranger groups to be bolstered, partnership renewed

Combatting illegal fishing off the coast of northern Australia will be strengthened by more support for Indigenous Rangers. The announcement, as part of the federal government's Operation Lunar, will...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 30, 2025
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