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The High Court has upheld the rights of traditional owners in the Gulf of Carpentaria, preventing a mining giant from expanding onto Aboriginal land without negotiations.

Life for all Australians would be better had the High Court not allowed itself to be carried away with enthusiasm for the land-rights cause. The matters decided should have been contested by the Commonwealth as a matter of grave public importance, but that didn't happen. Just as it did in the more recent matter concerning the closure of state borders during the great Covid panic, passivity and acceptance were elevated to virues

In a unanimous decision, all five justices sided with the Native Title holders against the Northern Territory government.

A member of the stolen generations, the Yankunytjatjara leader was only reunited with her mother through a chance meeting 30 years later

Stolen from her mother at the age of two, O’Donoghue became a nationally admired leader and champion for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Politicians are calling for boycotts after Woolworths, claiming its “out of touch” with the country, decides not to sell Australia Day merchandise. But Australia Day, on the facts, is not so Aust...

Thirty years ago today the Native Title Act became law, the stated goal being to uplift and enrich indigenous communities. This was a case of good intentions at odds with history. Earlier, after the Gurindjis gained title, they swapped life and work on a productive cattle station for welfare, and they were not alone. By 1990, 30 other stations had also been abandoned, as Quadrant reported in 2012

Find out if you should do a Welcome to Country or Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners for your event.

The National Farmers' Federation has called for the government to reconsider its decision.

The National Farmers' Federation has called for the government to reconsider its decision.