Tag: Land Rights
Heritage Act hurting resource development: Bowler
Independent Kalgoorlie MP John Bowler has called on the Western Australian Government to review the Heritage Act, saying it is the biggest single impediment to resource development.[MORE]
Land council hopes claim success will continue
The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council says it hopes the successful claim of Wagga Wagga's former motor registry building in the High Court last week will speed up 9,000 other outstanding land claims.[MORE]
Indigenous group to maintain Traveston fight
A Sunshine Coast Indigenous group is vowing to continue its fight to stop the construction of the Traveston Crossing dam near Gympie, in south-east Queensland, after losing a court battle this week.[MORE]
More hearings set for Torres Strait seas claim
The Federal Court hearing on the Torres Strait regional seas claim, in far north Queensland, will resume on local islands later this month.[MORE]
Land council yet to decide on land claim site use
The Wagga Wagga Local Aboriginal Land Council is yet to decide what it will do with the site at the centre of a successful land claim.[MORE]
Aborigines win NSW land claim
The High Court has ruled in favour of an Aboriginal land claim in a judgement with potential implications for land sales by the New South Wales Government.[MORE]
Court hears Torres Strait seas claim
The Federal Court in Brisbane is hearing a native title claim over the waters of the Torres Strait off far north Queensland.[MORE]
Darwin traditional owners clash over Inpex development
The Inpex development has sparked a war of words between the two groups representing Darwin's traditional owners.[MORE]
Land claim determination closer
The Aboriginal land commissioner will today move a step closer to resolving the last land claim to be filed in central Australia.[MORE]
Final submissions for APY Land Rights Act due
Final submissions to the panel reviewing amendments to the APY Land Rights Act will close today.[MORE]
Govt dismisses link between permits, child abuse
Federal Govt says there is no evidence linking the NT permit system with child abuse or crime.[MORE]
Permit system 'not about grog running'
The NLC wants the permit system back despite new figures showing it's mostly Indigenous people grog running. [MORE]
FMG to appeal land access agreement decision
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) will appeal against a court's decision that it failed to negotiate a mining lease in good faith. [MORE]
SA native title claim settled
The first native title claim over a South Australian national park has been settled in a Federal Court hearing at Dalhousie Springs.[MORE]
NLC accused of failing traditional owners over land use
A group of traditional owners from the Katherine region say the Northern Land Council (NLC) has been negligent and failed them.[MORE]
Northern Land Council backs permit system push
A second Indigenous Land Council in the Northern Territory is urging senators to support the reinstatement of the permit system for access to Aboriginal land.[MORE]
Land Council director urges Senate to reinstate permit system
The Central Land Council is calling for the reinstatement of the permit system for Aboriginal land.[MORE]
Tribunal seeks Gippsland land claim submissions
The National Native Title Tribunal is taking submissions from people affected by a land claim over Gippsland and Wilsons Promontory.[MORE]
Journey goes full circle from Bark Petition to Blue Mud Bay
We have waited for almost 50 years for our sea rights to be legally, and finally, recognised.[MORE]
Seize opportunities, Minister tells NT Aborigines
The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister has urged Aboriginal people attending this year's Garma Festival in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory to seize the financial opportunities presented by the High Court's recent Blue Mud Bay decision. [MORE]
Wagga land claim vital, says land council
The High Court has reserved judgment on a land claim in Wagga Wagga that could stymie the New South Wales Government's land disposal program.[MORE]
Qld Govt hands back national park to traditional owners
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The Qld Govt will hand back to traditional owners nearly 182,000 hectares of land on Cape York.[MORE]
Canberra not needed to protect fishing rights: Henderson
The Chief Minister says it is not up to the Federal Government to guarantee the public's right to fish in the Northern Territory. [MORE]
AFANT to push Commonwealth for Blue Mud Bay compensation
AFANT members voted at a meeting last night to pressure the Commonwealth to bear the financial cost of the Blue Mud Bay decision.[MORE]
Blue Mud Bay 'sets precedent' for Torres fishery
Torres Strait Islanders say yesterday's High Court decision on Northern Territory fishing rights has major implications for their long-running sea claim. [MORE]
