Justice Jeffrey Spender of the Federal Court made the determination on Mornington Island on Tuesday, recognising exclusive and non-exclusive native title rights on the Wellesley, South Wellesley, Forsyth and Bountiful Island groups, around 400km north of Mount Isa.
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