States, miners grapple with native title fallout from High Court ruling
A landmark High Court ruling that native title is property has left state governments and miners grappling with the ...
Compensation for traditional owners possible after High Court ruling on Arnhem Land mine site
A High Court decision has cleared the way for "significant" compensation for the Gumatj people of the Northern Territory. The ...
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Australian High Court ruling could trigger compensation payments to some indigenous “native title” holders
The High Court majority ruled that native title is ... it directly controlled the NT from 1911 to 1978, and possibly the Canberra-based Australian Capital Territory, which the federal government ...
High Court rules Toyota and Ford owners can proceed with appeal in faulty vehicles compensation case
More than 300,000 angry Toyota and Ford owners who bought defective cars over the last 10 years will face an even longer wait ...
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Commonwealth loses High Court battle in landmark native title compensation claim over Gove Peninsula
The Commonwealth has lost a High Court battle over whether it should be liable for compensation for lost or impaired native title rights over a mining lease on the Gove Peninsula in North-East ...
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Landmark High Court case paves the way for $700 million native title claim
The High Court on Wednesday upheld a Federal Court ... Yirrkala bark petitions asserting their ownership of the land to Canberra in 1963, which were the first formal statement of native title ...
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Elizabeth Byrne
before moving to Canberra. Elizabeth has reported on a wide variety of issues spanning federal politics and international issues, and is currently the ABC's High Court reporter. A former public ...