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Exclusive: Traditional Owners sound alarm over native title claim they say was done 'without due diligence'
Traditional Owners who have been working for years to build a native title claim...
Giovanni Torre 22 Sep 2026
QRBA warns strategic project framework could weaken Native Title protections
The Queensland Representative Body Alliance has welcomed changes preventing rene...
Joseph Guenzler 21 Sep 2026
Fortescue to appeal $150m Yindjibarndi Native Title payout
Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's Fortescue has become the latest party to appeal Austra...
Dechlan Brennan 16 Sep 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 N...
Ronan O'Connell 14 Sep 2026
Pauline Hanson's parliamentary debut: 30 years on
Thursday, September 10, marks the 30th anniversary of Pauline Hanson's first spe...
Giovanni Torre 9 Sep 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
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
'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
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
Badimia Barna strikes gold with Native Title mining deal

Badimia people and businesses are set to share in employment, training, contracting and financial benefits from the proposed Youanmi gold mine in Western Australia after a new Native Title mining agre...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 19, 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
Consultation opens on proposed changes to WA's Aboriginal Lands Trust

The Western Australian government is inviting Aboriginal people, stakeholders and the wider community to have their say on proposed changes the government says will "make it easier for Aboriginal Land...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 3, 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
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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