Native title: protecting culturally significant sites from development
The Torres Strait success story offering hope for culturally significant sites at risk from development.
Six minutes with Jason Behrendt
Meet the winner of the 2019 President’s Medal, Jason Behrendt.
Federal Court: October 2019
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.
High Court: June 2019
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By ANDREW YUILE.
High Court: May 2019
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By ANDREW YUILE.
The latest from the Federal Court: February 2018
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By DAN STAR QC.
Full Court upholds most findings in Timber Creek native title compensation case
The Full Federal Court handed down its appeal decision in Australia’s first native title compensation case, Northern Territory of Australia v Griffiths [2017] FCAFC 106.
A legislative fix for McGlade ILUAs
The Federal Government’s Bill to reverse the impact of the Full Federal Court’s decision in McGlade was passed on 14 June 2017. By LEONIE FLYNN,…
Indigenous land use agreements in doubt after Full Federal Court decision
The Government has introduced the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 in response to the implications of McGlade. By LEONIE FLYNN, NERIDA…
The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: April 2017
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
First assessment of native title compensation: Griffiths v NT of Australia (No. 3)
The Federal Court has ordered the Northern Territory government to pay $3,300,261 to the Ngaliwurru and Nungali Peoples as compensation for the impact of land…