Court grants native title in Qld's Gulf country
The Federal Court has handed down a native title declaration for a tract of land near Burketown in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria.
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The Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) says time is running out for Indigenous people to claim stolen wages.
View Article'Landmark' decision for huge Qld native title claim
The largest single native title determination in Queensland has been handed down in the state's north-west.
View ArticleQld resolves biggest Native Title claim
The largest Native Title claim in Queensland has been determined, covering 1.73 million hectares of Gulf country. After an initial claim made 11 years ago the Federal Court has found that the Waanyi...
View ArticleYanner protests against land rights deal
Indigenous activist Murandoo Yanner interrupted a land rights ceremony on Mornington Island in north-west Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria yesterday.
View ArticleTraditional owners await native title nod
Traditional owners hoping for native title recognition will today gather at a special Federal Court sitting in north-west Queensland.
View ArticleLong fight over for native title
Traditional owners in north-west Queensland are celebrating the Federal Court's decision to grant a major native title claim.
View Article'Fighting Kalkadoon' celebrate native title win
Traditional owners in north-west Queensland have marched through the streets of Mount Isa to celebrate a historic native title determination.
View ArticleNative title win 'a hard process'
An Indigenous elder from western Queensland says Australia's native title procedures need a significant overhaul.
View ArticleAxed native title aid to create court 'chaos'
Rural lobby group AgForce says there will be "chaos" in the Federal Court due to a Commonwealth Government decision to axe funding to the native title claims process.
View ArticleAgForce backs calls to reform land tenure
Rural lobby group AgForce says a parliamentary committee report into land tenure in Queensland has shown a need for significant reform.
View ArticleGrazier says native title land access unclear
A grazier in north-west Queensland's Gulf Country says landholders can get caught in the middle when a native title claim is placed on their land.
View ArticleLandholders in Queensland seeking better process for native title claims
Landholders in Queensland stand to receive further benefits from having native title recognised on their land, but concerns have been raised about the process of gaining native title.
View ArticleNative title nod ends long legal fight
The Federal Court has recognised the native title rights of traditional owners in north-west Queensland.
View ArticleAgForce warns funding drying up for graziers facing native title claim
Queensland's peak rural lobby group AgForce is calling on the Federal Government to reinstate legal assistance for graziers with properties under native title claim.
View ArticleQld Indigenous leaders demand more say in traditional lands management
Indigenous leaders says they want Queensland Premier Campbell Newman to deliver on a commitment to give Indigenous people a greater say in decisions over their traditional lands.
View ArticleGirramay people to celebrate land handover
An area of land in far north Queensland will officially be handed back to traditional owners today.
View Article'Long struggle' ends for north-west Qld's Yulluna people with native title win
The Federal Court has recognised the native title of the Yulluna People in the north-west Queensland region.
View ArticleDoubts raised over Queensland's Indigenous freehold title legislation
A native title group says there are fundamental flaws in the Queensland Government's legislation that proposes freehold land ownership opportunities for Indigenous communities.
View ArticleKullilli people celebrate Native Title determination
The Federal Court has formally recognised the Kullilli people as the traditional owners of 32,000 square kilometres of land in south west Queensland.
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