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'Bad law': Indigenous councils blast crown land bill
Decades after championing land rights laws, a state government stands accused of...
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 Parliamen...
Dechlan Brennan 15 Sep 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 frame...
Jarred Cross 7 Sep 2026
First Nations business development program graduates celebrated
Indigenous business development service Yarpa has celebrated the latest graduate...
Callan Morse 25 Aug 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
'Experiences of Aboriginal people in NSW must not be minimised or diminished': Land Rights peak body calls for more racism inquiry hearings

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council has called on the national Inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to hold an additional hearing in...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 5, 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 Crown Lands in the state, which the state's Land Council peak body says pose a major threat.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 1, 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
Controversial land rights bill prompts NSW Aboriginal Land Council to reconsider government partnership

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council is considering the extraordinary step of withdrawing from shared decision-making forums with the state government over a contentious land rights bill.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 4, 2026
Governments cannot claim to be ‘all in’ on reconciliation while continuing to weaken Aboriginal rights, land council says

The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council wants to see political courage, arguing government says one thing during Reconciliation Week while doing another for Indigenous rights and outcomes.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 29, 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 condemned a recently introduced Bill as a threat to land rights, with hundreds rallying at Parliament House to oppose the...

Darkinjung Land Council celebrates new housing for Elders, but fears law changes could stop similar projects in the future

In a housing crisis, new Elders' accommodation on the NSW Central Coast is about giving something back to "our old people who have paved the way for us", the local Land Council says.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 5, 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
'She stood up for our people in every space she walked into': Tributes flow following passing of trailblazing figure Ann Weldon

NOTE: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. Photos have been supplied and approved for use by family.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 8, 2026
NSW government shelves planned changes to management of Crown land - for now - after backlash

The New South Government has put its controversial proposals to change the management of Crown lands on hold after a strong backlash from the state's Aboriginal land councils.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 25, 2026
NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Network opposes Crown Lands Bill in emergency meeting

More than 250 leaders from across the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Network have voiced their opposition of the new Crown Lands Management Amendment Bill, with an emergency meeting held on Monday.

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