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'Financial freedom, good life and prosperity' from Yindjibarndi lands should be 'mirrored' in the community
Yindjibarndi Group chief executive Michael Woodley has issued an official respon...
Giovanni Torre 14 May 2026
'We still haven't given up' - Yindjibarndi leaders look to the future after court's compensation ruling
Yindjibarndi Traditional Owners "still haven't given up" after their long battle...
Giovanni Torre 13 May 2026
BREAKING: Yindjibarndi people awarded $150m in Native Title compensation over Pilbara mining
The Federal Court has awarded the Yindjibarndi people $150 million in Native Tit...
Natasha Clark 12 May 2026
Traditional Owners blame Rio Tinto groundwater pumping for drying sacred Pilbara waterhole
Yarrala, a waterhole in Western Australia's West Pilbara where Robe River Kuruma...
Natasha Clark 7 May 2026
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...
Jarred Cross 5 May 2026
Yawuru celebrate 20 years since native title recognition in Rubibi / Broome

"We always knew who we were, and we didn't need the court to tell us that," former senator and Yawuru man Pat Dodson told the Yawuru community in Broome on Tuesday, marking 20 years since the Rubibi N...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 29, 2026
Bringing sovereign capability back to First Nations people

Last month, ABC journalist Patricia Karvales reported that "Sovereignty means nothing to normal people". The comment ignores that sovereignty means everything to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...

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Bec Blurton Apr 28, 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
Vincent Lingiari Art Award to celebrate 50 years of land rights

The 2026 Vincent Lingiari Art Award will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) with an exhibition themed Our Country, Our Culture: 50 Years of Land Right...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 13, 2026
British Columbia Court of Appeal overturns decision limiting Nuchatlaht Nation's claims on Nootka Island

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned a 2024 lower-court ruling this week after finding the judge used an "arbitrary boundary" to determine a First Nation's native title over a swath of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 3, 2026
Fructus Nullius: The freehold proxy and the invisible economy of Country

Seventy-three to one. Last month's Federal Court judgment on the McArthur River mine awarded the Gudanji, Yanyuwa and Yanyuwa-Marra peoples $54 million for cultural loss and $743,408 for economic loss...

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Kado Muir Mar 30, 2026
Popular WA Karijini Experience event cancelled due to fuel crisis

Popular cultural festival in Karijini National Park, The Karijini Experience, has been cancelled for 2026, due to insufficient fuel supply across regional WA.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Mar 26, 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
‘Minor’ changes with major consequences: NSW Aboriginal Land Councils speak out on threat to land rights

NSW Aboriginal Land Councils have spoken out against 'minor' changes to Crown Land management legislation, warning the amendments could undermine Aboriginal land rights.

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Mar 23, 2026
Cultural leaders and artists present landmark Ngurrara Canvas II at 25th Biennale of Sydney

Ngurrara cultural leaders, performers and artists from Western Australia have presented the monumental Ngurrara Canvas II during the opening weekend of the 25th Biennale of Sydney, in what is expected...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Mar 19, 2026
Treaty in New South Wales: 'the first question is whether government is ready'

Recently the New South Wales Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, David Harris, stated in Parliament that Aboriginal people in NSW may not yet be ready to progress a Treaty.

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Sean Gordon Mar 13, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Traditional Owners say Kimberley Mineral Sands project failed to deliver promised jobs

Trust between Joombarn-Buru Traditional Owners and the China-backed mining company Kimberley Mineral Sands has broken down over the issue of awarding local contracts, despite the injection of $160 mil...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 11, 2026
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