This month’s High Court ruling on Indigenous property rights confirms the full humanity of First Nations people.

The decision could potentially pave the way for millions of dollars in compensation for mining on the Gove peninsula without permission from Traditional Owners. Traditional Owners say the High ...

A trail-blazing giant of the Aboriginal land rights movement has died. The 74-year-old passed away at his northeast Arnhem Land home in the Northern Territory after a long battle with illness.

In 2023, the Federal Court ruled in Yunupingu’s favour, then the Commonwealth appealed the decision to the High Court, which has now been upheld.

The case was launched by the late Indigenous leader Dr Yunupingu, on behalf of the Gumatj people, in 2019 over a mining lease on Gove Peninsula region of the Northern Territory. The clan contended ...