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An intense and often ugly battle over marine resources has been unfolding between State authorities and Aboriginal people along the NSW coast. At the heart of the conflict is the NSW government’s refusal to acknowledge the right to cultural fishing by Aboriginal people. By Paul Cleary

“In our negotiations with Labor, I’ve asked for their evidence that the Voice will not cede our sovereignty. To date, no one has responded to this request,” Senator Lidia Thorpe told Paul Gregoire.

“In our negotiations with Labor, I’ve asked for their evidence that the Voice will not cede our sovereignty. To date, no one has responded to this request,” Senator Lidia Thorpe told Paul Gregoire.

Their success is changing the perception of Aboriginal communities from “fish thieves” to leaders in regional development.

Traditional Owners are trying to prevent AV Jennings from building hundreds of new homes on the old Deebing Creek Aboriginal Mission, a massacre site which has never been publicly documented. Coral Wynter reports.

TAFE New South Wales is joining a crackdown on students falsely claiming to be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander after growing concerns that a number of frauds were identifying as Indigenous.

The Santos-Tiwi Islands decision, blocking the $4.7 billion Barossa LNG project in the Timor Sea, raises the bar on consultations with Indigenous groups.

Australia’s water laws desperately need a reboot to improve sustainability: New Zealand, Chile and Indigenous water scientists have insight.

Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe is challenging the federal government to answer how its Voice to Parliament plan will also deliver First Nations peoples’ sovereignty. Paul Gregoire reports.

Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe is challenging the federal government to answer how its Voice to Parliament plan will also deliver First Nations peoples’ sovereignty. Paul Gregoire reports.