Water Rights
First Nations leaders from across British Columbia have thrown their support behind the Okanagan Indian Band's fight to protect sacred waterways.
A new plan to address inequities in water ownership will "put water back in Aboriginal peoples' hands, strengthen their role in water management, and create new opportunities for self-determination"...
The High Court has granted Traditional Owners leave to appeal the Northern Territory Government's approval of a massive groundwater extraction licence at Singleton Station.
Aboriginal leaders in the Kimberley recently issued the Ngumpan Statement - a declaration marking 40 years of law, language and culture, calling on governments to protect Country, culture and water.
Poor water quality and struggling native fish populations persist in Australia's largest river system, despite a plan to save it showing signs of improvement.
The natural and cultural values of the Kimberley's Martuwarra Fitzroy River was showcased to a Naarm audience recently, when powerful nature documentary Lifeblood premiered at the Melbourne Documentar...
Native Title holders and Traditional Owners have called on the Central Land Council (CLC) to appeal a Northern Territory court ruling that upheld a licence to extract water from Singleton Station.
The Central Land Council will examine the Northern Territory Court of Appeals' decision on Monday to dismiss native title holders' appeal against the massive Singleton Station water licence and speak...
Rio Tinto faced renewed criticism from Traditional Owners at its Perth annual general meeting on Thursday, accused of failing to modernise outdated Indigenous land use agreements and address concerns...
Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek may not have read the NSW Fractured Rock Water Resource Plan before accrediting it, the federal court has heard.
The Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations has announced legal action, commencing in the Federal Court on Monday, to challenge the decision by federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to a...
Gomeroi Professor, Heidi Norman's new book, Land Back: Aboriginal Land Rights in New South Wales, Today and Always, examines the evolution of land rights since the passing of the NSW Aboriginal Land R...
A Canadian bill that would have ensured First Nations had clean water and wastewater services meeting the standards of those in the country's cities is at risk, with the current federal government fac...