News

A list of the latest native title and PBC news.

SA Government decides not to go ahead with Aboriginal treaties

19 Jun, 2018

The South Australian Government has scrapped a process to negotiate treaties with the state's Aboriginal nations. It comes on the same day the Northern Territory pledged to work towards a treaty with its Indigenous peoples. Premier...

ACT treaty needed to right past wrongs made against Indigenous people

18 Jun, 2018

It is an interesting coincidence that the newly declared ACT Reconciliation Day public holiday falls between two significant anniversaries relevant to Aboriginal demands for sovereignty and self-determination without which...

Shorten backs calls for Indigenous voice in Parliament

10 Jun, 2018

Bill Shorten insists giving Aboriginal people a voice to federal Parliament won’t result in people’s backyards and clotheslines being subject to land rights claims. The Labor leader is backing calls to give indigenous people a...

Victorian Parliament votes on law to negotiate Australia's first Aboriginal treaty

7 Jun, 2018

Thirty years since former prime minister Bob Hawke promised a treaty, Aboriginal leaders have urged the Federal Government to reignite the idea. The Lower House of Victoria's Parliament voted in favour of negotiating Australia's first...

Aboriginal treaty with Northern Territory one step closer with historic signing

7 Jun, 2018

The Northern Territory Government will tomorrow sign a memorandum of understanding that will pledge to work towards a treaty with the Indigenous peoples. Chief Minister Michael Gunner says his government stands ready to negotiate a "...

Indigenous justice unfinished 25 years on from Native Title Act

6 Jun, 2018

In 1993, the Australian parliament passed the Native Title Act after one of the longest and most contested debates in the nation’s legislative history. One side of the house broke into spontaneous applause, while the other declared it a...

Greens to support Victorian treaty bill

6 Jun, 2018

Victoria's historic treaty bill looks likely to clear its first parliamentary hurdle with support from the Greens after the state Labor government conceded some changes. The legislation paves the way for legally-enforced...

First Nations leaders meet in Broome for native title talks

5 Jun, 2018

Hundreds of First Nations leaders are in Broome this week for talks on land and sea rights. More than 400 native title claims have been successful in the 25 years since the Native Title Act was established. But...

KLC says ‘start again’ with Heritage Act

30 May, 2018

The Kimberley Land Council in Western Australia’s north has called for a complete overhaul of the state’s Aboriginal Heritage Act as a government review of the legislation begins in the region. KLC acting chief executive officer Tyronne...

Thalanyji Pastoral Company bridges the gap with beef business

28 May, 2018

An Aboriginal corporation is establishing its own beef brand and supply chain to directly benefit indigenous communities in WA. The Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation is the governing body for Native Title on the land around the coastal...