Tag: native title
Sunday essay: 30 years after Mabo, what do Australia’s battler stories – and their evasions – say about who we are?
The Mabo decision in 1992 was a turning point for Australia. It finally overturned the dishonest doctrine of terra nullius and recognised Indigenous land rights. It was a...
Juukan Gorge inquiry puts Rio Tinto on notice, but without drastic reforms, it could happen again
Picture: RICHARD WAINWRIGHT/AAP
On the eve of Reconciliation Week this year, news broke that Rio Tinto had destroyed ancient rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in Western Australia to expand one of its...
Why most Aboriginal people have little say over clean energy projects planned for their land
Picture: Pexels, Author provided
Huge clean energy projects, such as the Asian Renewable Energy Hub in the Pilbara, Western Australia, are set to produce gigawatts of electricity...
Indigenous people no longer have the legal right to say no to the Adani mine – here’s what it means for equality
The commercial interests of Adani prevailing over the rights of the
Wangan and Jagalingou people show the fragility of native title. Dan Peled/AAP Image
Last...