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High court native title ruling may affect compensation claims nationwide, experts say

The decision upholding native title as a property right is a win for the long-running Gumatj case but is also said to have ‘long-term ramifications’

The Guardian - AU

'We should be listening': the long history of Liberal innovation – and failure – on Indigenous policy

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the names and images of deceased people.

The Conversation

Voice misinformation like Mabo scaremongering: Grant

For Western Arrernte journalist Karla Grant, covering constitutional recognition is nothing new but she says the voice referendum has brought out an ugly side.

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No, the Voice to Parliament would not force people to give up their private land

In the polarised debate about the Voice to Parliament referendum, some proponents of the “no” vote have claimed the creation of the new advisory body would lead to the conversion of private land titles in Australia to native title.

The Conversation

Federal Court arrives on-country for climate change fight in the Torres Strait

Aunty McRose Elu has been watching her ancestral lands slowly disappear beneath her feet for decades. The Saibai elder fears rising sea levels and increasingly severe weather events could mean her homeland is uninhabitable within 30 years.

ABC News

After four years of trams in Newcastle, let's make trips free

It appears to me that if you are under the age of about 20 you have the right to use the tram without paying.

Newcastle Herald

Leaked draft documents trigger threat of injunction by NT government over Blue Mud Bay fishing deal

Draft departmental documents about future fishing rights in Aboriginal waters across the Top End have been leaked to the ABC, prompting the Northern Territory government to threaten legal action to prevent publication of the details.

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QAGOMA's Embodied Knowledge is an energetic and inclusive celebration of contemporary Queensland art

Review: Embodied Knowledge: Queensland Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)

The Conversation

Education bureaucrats have lesson to learn from teachers of the past

It could be asserted that staff shortage problems have been fuelled by the education department administration itself

Newcastle Herald

Why Shai Bolton may be Richmond's most important player in their push to make AFL finals return

As the Tigers continue their quest to reach the AFL finals, Bolton is shaping as the key to their chances of tasting September action, writes Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson.

ABC News

Federal Court recognises Darlot native title rights in WA Goldfields, says 1890s gold rush caused 'upheaval'

Traditional landowners in Western Australia's northern Goldfields have had their native title rights formally recognised by the Federal Court, 30 years after the historic Mabo decision.

ABC News

Gerard Brennan, former High Court Chief Justice who wrote lead judgement on Mabo decision, dies age 94

Sir Gerard served on the High Court for 17 years and played a significant role in shaping Australia's legal system, including writing the lead judgement on the Mabo decision.

ABC News

Government to challenge High Court ruling that Indigenous people cannot be considered aliens

The federal government will use an appeal hearing to challenge an earlier High Court ruling that effectively put Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people beyond the reach of immigration laws, even if they were born overseas and did not have Australian citizenship.

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