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High Court rules in favour of native title holders fighting Northern Territory water licence https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/high-court-favour-native-title-holders-fighting-nt-water-licence/106998088 #nativetitle #auslaw #auspol

Traditional owners from Utopia region celebrate native title win over 'special country'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/native-title-determination-over-4000-square-kilometre-region/106892780
The native title claim, encompassing Mount Skinner and Woodgreen stations, was lodged in 2023, and the determination will allow traditional owners to access Country, protect their sacred sites and conduct cultural activities. #nativetitle #auslaw #auspol #IndigenousIP

WA’s Yindjibarndi traditional owners consider appeal against Fortescue’s $150m record native title payout https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/14/western-australia-yindjibarndi-traditional-owners-consider-appeal-fortescue-mining-native-title-payout-ntwnfb #auslaw #auspol #nativetitle #Indigenousip

Yindjibarndi urged to consider appeal against native title compensation decision https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/federal-court-judgement-slammed-yindjibarndi-appeal-possible/106673420 #auslaw #auspol #nativetitle #IndigenousIP

Major native title compensation ruling on economic, cultural, and spiritual loss stemming from the McArthur River Mine.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-27/nt-mcarthur-river-mine-case-traditional-owners-win-compensation/106398116
#auspol #auslaw #nativetitle #Indigenousip

First Nations leaders call for federal treaty and truth-telling to follow Victoria's lead
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-22/call-for-federal-treaty-truth-telling-victoria/106372296
Conference organisers penned an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese which described "a unifying federal-level Treaty and truth-telling process" as critical.

"Many of the decisions that most affect First Nations peoples — including around Country, water, climate and cultural heritage — sit with the federal government," the letter read.

"Without a federal process, responsibility is fragmented and recognition remains inconsistent."
#IndigenousIP #VoiceTreatyTruth #auspol #auslaw

Catching up on the High Court of Australia decision in Commonwealth of Australia v Yunupingu (on behalf of the Gumatj clan or estate group) & ors [2025] HCA 6 https://www.hcourt.gov.au/cases-and-judgments/cases/decided/case-d52023 The case goes back to subject matter at stake in the Bark Petitions.

HRLC summary: https://www.hrlc.org.au/case-summaries/commonwealth-of-australia-v-yunupingu/

'In a landmark ruling, the High Court has set an important precedent that the Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation to First Nations Peoples if their native title rights have been compromised by certain historical government decisions. In this case, this included government decisions to grant mining leases.

The High Court unequivocally affirmed the Gumatj Clan of the Yolgnu people’s right to ‘just compensation’ under native title law for historical acts which adversely affected their native title rights in the Gove Peninsula. The decision recognised the Gumatj Clan’s enduring connection to the Gove Peninsula in North-East Arnhem Land.'

The Conversation Summary

https://theconversation.com/the-high-court-made-a-landmark-decision-on-native-title-law-heres-what-it-means-236507

#auslaw #auspol #IndigenousIP #nativetitle #acquisitionofproperty #justterms

Traditional owners in Western Australia's north have launched legal action against the state government claiming it is fast-tracking mining and exploration projects at cultural expense. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/wa-challenged-over-fast-tracking-mining-exploration-approvals/106055862 #nativetitle #fasttrack #IndigenousIP #auslaw #auspol

Native title holders from a vast area in the north of South Australia, including Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, have welcomed a win in the High Court of Australia today over their rights to a parcel of land near Oodnadatta, which was left out of their original claim.

A group of Arabana people travelled to Canberra to see the result, after a long battle for their native title rights for the area to be recognised.

Among them was Aaron Stuart who has been part of a long battle over the land.

"As an Aboriginal person, my mind goes back to those we lost on the journey," Mr Stuart said outside the High Court. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-09/sa-lake-eyre-high-court-native-title-win/105157490 #auslaw #auspol #IndigenousIP #nativetitle

Australia’s major parties have lost ‘courage’ on Indigenous affairs, Mick Gooda says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/03/australias-major-parties-have-lost-courage-on-indigenous-affairs-mick-gooda-says #auslaw #auspol #IndigenousIP #voicetreatytruth

Yunupiŋu played the long game on native title – and has finally won - Clare Wright https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/13/yunupiu-played-the-long-game-on-native-title-and-has-finally-won #nativetitle #IndigenousIP #auslaw #auspol

Indigenous leaders celebrate as court rejects appeal in landmark Yunupingu compensation case https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/12/indigenous-leaders-celebrate-as-court-rejects-appeal-in-landmark-yunupingu-compensation-case?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

High court upholds ruling against commonwealth that Gumatj clan’s land was not acquired ‘on just terms’, in case initiated by renowned land rights activist

#nativetitle #IndigenousIP #auslaw #auspol

What is makarrata and has Albanese broken an election promise? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/05/what-is-makarrata-anthony-albanese-controversy-indigenous-leaders
The PM’s interpretation of the concept appears to differ from the one Indigenous leaders promote, sparking accusations he is abandoning it in favour of ‘casual conversations’. #IndigenousIP #Voicetreatytruth #auspol #auslaw #Makaratta

PM discards commitment to set up Makarrata body despite millions in funding https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-04/pm-discards-commitment-to-set-up-makarrata-body/104181696 via @ABCaustralia #auspol #auslaw #Indigenous #Voicetreatytruth

Kabi Kabi people recognised as Native Title holders over the Sunshine Coast https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-17/kabi-kabi-people-recognised-as-native-title-holders/103985942 #IndigenousIP #nativetitle #auspol #auslaw

Climate litigation - The Gomeroi win puts native title holders in a stronger position to fight fossil fuel projects on their land
https://theconversation.com/the-gomeroi-win-puts-native-title-holders-in-a-stronger-position-to-fight-fossil-fuel-projects-on-their-land-225284 #auslaw #auspol #nativetitle #climate #IndigenousIp

The resounding no vote shows the great Australian silence lives on in the bush | Gabrielle Chan https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/18/the-resounding-no-vote-shows-the-great-australian-silence-lives-on-in-the-bush #auslaw #auspol #IndigenousIP #voicetreatytruth #racism

The referendum did not divide this country: it exposed it. Now the racism and ignorance must be urgently addressed | Aaron Fa’Aoso https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/15/the-referendum-did-not-divide-this-country-it-exposed-it-now-the-racism-and-ignorance-must-be-urgently-addressed #auspol #auslaw #voicetreatytruth #IndigenousIP #racism #hatespeech

'This is a truth-telling moment for Australia and a wake up call that we need to really do so much better and have those courageous conversations about racism and Indigenous rights.'

Hannah McGlade, a lawyer and member of the UN permanent forum on Indigenous issues, said the result was a damning result for Australia’s international reputation but said it could be a moment of moving forward and continuing the fight to close the gap in incarceration rates, child removals, poverty and other social determinants.

'We’ll keep fighting for our people’s human rights and for dignity, for equality, and practical reforms. Our children deserve a life and a future.' https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/14/indigenous-australians-grapple-with-gut-wrenching-result-but-pledge-to-keep-fighting

#auspol #auslaw #IndigenousIP #voicetreatytruth #ulurustatement

'Today we've failed the empathy test... The empathy gap we can measure in tonight’s result points to some stark realities. A lot of Australians have never met an Indigenous person. Generations of Australians are unaware at a granular level about the foundational wrong that occurred at the time of settlement, and the litany of policy disasters that followed it, because that history wasn’t taught until relatively recently. Some Australians who live alongside Indigenous communities don’t make the connection between the studied phenomenon of intergenerational trauma and the problems they see.' | Katharine Murphy https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2023/oct/14/albanese-wanted-to-end-two-centuries-of-silence-but-we-said-no-and-failed-our-first-nations-people #auspol #auslaw #voicetreatytruth #ulurustatement #IndigenousIP

Rejecting the voice shows Australia is still in denial, its history of forgetting a festering wrong | Lorena Allam https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2023/oct/14/rejecting-the-voice-shows-australia-is-still-in-denial-its-history-of-forgetting-a-festering-wrong #auspol #auslaw #IndigenousIP #voicetreatytruth #history

Voting no takes us nowhere. We must open our hearts to yes and the hope of a better future | Linda Burney https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/13/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-yes-vote-comment #auspol #auslaw #voicetreatytruth #IndigenousIP

‘If not now, when?’: Thomas Mayo pleads with voters not to delay Indigenous voice for future generations https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/13/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-thomas-mayo-yes-campaign #auspol #auslaw #IndigenousIP #voicetreatytruth

Australians can ‘lift burden of history’ with yes vote, says emotional Albanese at Uluru https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/10/australians-can-lift-burden-of-history-with-yes-vote-says-emotional-albanese-at-uluru #auspol #auslaw #IndigenousIP #voicetreatytruth #ulurustatement

Why we’re backing yes: organisations from law to health to education on their support for the voice https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/09/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-yes-vote-yes-campaign-companies #voicetreatytruth #IndigenousIP #law #health #education #auspol #auslaw

More than 70 university law professors say Voice 'not constitutionally risky' in letter to Australian public https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-06/open-letter-constitutional-law-university-voice-to-parliament/102937352 via @ABCaustralia #auslaw #auspol #voicetreatytruth #IndigenousIP

Former chief justice slams no campaign’s core argument against voice as ‘resentful’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/06/former-chief-justice-slams-no-campaigns-core-argument-against-voice-as-resentful #auslaw #auspol #voicetreatytruth #IndigenousIP

Indigenous voice to parliament: Australians march for yes – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/sep/18/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-australians-march-for-yes-campaign-rally-pictures #auspol #voicetreatytruth #yes23 #IndigenousIP #auslaw

Indigenous Voice to Parliament rallies draw big numbers across Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-17/yes-vote-voice-referendum-marches-australia/102862580 via @ABCaustralia #auspol #voicetreatytruth #IndigenousIP #auslaw #yes23

Torres Strait Island performers at the Walk for Yes - Brisbane - 17 September 2023. #auspol #voicetreatytruth #IndigenousIP #auslaw #yes23

‘Voting with us, not for us’: Thousands of Voice supporters march in Brisbane https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/voting-with-us-not-for-us-thousands-of-voice-supporters-march-in-brisbane-20230917-p5e58n.html #auspol #voicetreatytruth #yes23 #IndigenousIP #auslaw

On Tuesday the ACT supreme court considered whether to publish sentencing remarks about the man, known by the pseudonym Alan Johns and also as Witness J, who was jailed in complete secrecy after pleading guilty and being convicted for the disclosure of confidential information. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/apr/04/sentencing-details-in-secret-witness-j-trial-may-be-kept-hidden-for-20-years-court-told #auslaw #auspol #confidentialinformation #openjustice