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Mabo Centre drafts the rules for Australia’s critical minerals boom
Eight in 10 critical minerals projects in Australia will sit on land subject to...
Reece Harley 4 Nov 2026
Jirrbal Elders return to Country as $24.7 million conservation campaign continues
Jirrbal Traditional Custodians are returning to parts of their Country in Far No...
Joseph Guenzler 30 Oct 2026
Brazil election: Unprecedented Indigenous ministry at risk if Flávio Bolsonaro wins
"With a single stroke of a pen, he can undo all the achievements we have accompl...
Karla Mendes 21 Oct 2026
Sacred Bears Ears lands face 72 mining claims following Trump's cuts
Mining claims on land removed from Bears Ears National Monument have risen to 72...
Joseph Guenzler 9 Oct 2026
Tuvalu’s fight to stay echoes across the seas
Tuvalu has been raising land to protect its communities from rising seas, as new...
Joseph Guenzler 8 Oct 2026
Sacred Bears Ears lands face mining claims after Trump cuts protections

Mining claims have been lodged across land removed from Bears Ears National Monument just two months after Tribal leaders warned President Donald Trump's cuts could expose sacred lands in Utah to reso...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 24, 2026
Wuthathi families return to Country for historic Cape York gathering

More than 250 Wuthathi people have gathered on Country on the far north-eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula, marking the first time in more than 100 years families have come together there for a majo...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 22, 2026
Exclusive: NSW Aboriginal Land Council hits back at ‘land grab’ media narrative

A contentious land rights bill is expected to pass the New South Wales Parliament this week amid growing media coverage over the state's 44,000 unresolved Aboriginal land claims, which the peak body r...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 15, 2026
'Our spiritual connection to this Country has been forever' - Tjalkadjara Traditional Owners secure native title

The Tjalkadjara community celebrated gaining native title over a swathe of the Northern Goldfields on Monday, after almost eight years of fighting for their rights to the land.

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Ronan O'Connell Sep 14, 2026
Pauline Hanson's parliamentary debut: 30 years on

Thursday, September 10, marks the 30th anniversary of Pauline Hanson's first speech in federal parliament. Then a member of the House of Representatives, Ms Hanson said Australia was "in danger of bei...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 9, 2026
Native title pioneer honoured for decades of championing the underprivileged

Note: this report includes the name and image of someone who has died. A key legal figure in landmark native title cases including Mabo has been recognised for nearly 50 years of advocacy on behalf of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 9, 2026
Māori riders to take Te Tiriti petition to Parliament on horseback

Riders from across the lower North Island in Aotearoa will travel hundreds of kilometres on horseback to Parliament this week with a petition opposing changes to Te Tiriti o Waitangi references in leg...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 9, 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 framework citing "ongoing failures by the NSW Government to deliver genuine partnership, shared decision-making and accountab...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 7, 2026
Authorisation Meeting Notice: Proposed WA Goldfields Native Title claim, Agnew and surrounds

AUTHORISATION MEETING NOTICE: PROPOSED NEW NATIVE TITLE CLAIM DateTuesday, 22 & Wednesday, 23 September 2026VenueLeonora Recreation Centre25 Tower Street, Leonora, WA, 6438Registration9.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 27, 2026
Wangan and Jagalingou Cultural Custodians mark five years at Waddananggu

Wangan and Jagalingou Cultural Custodians will mark five years of the Waddananggu cultural ceremony with a three-day gathering on their homelands within the Adani/Bravus Carmichael mining lease in Cen...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 26, 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 Program are helping Aboriginal organisations expand their workforces, improve governance and enhance services that support...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 26, 2026
State of the states: NSW, Victoria and Queensland's records since the defeat of the Voice

This report is the first in a series looking at the performances of Australia's state, territory and federal governments on Indigenous policy since October 2023.

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-informed legal centre it founded in response to a critical need.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 19, 2026
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