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'Historic' native title claim could advance quickly

'Historic' native title claim could advance quickly

A native title claim seeking to recognise Traditional Owners’ deep connection to the lands of a major city could move swiftly through the courts.

Time to get hands dirty in fight to protect farms, land

Time to get hands dirty in fight to protect farms, land

Time to get hands dirty in fight to protect farms, land

Time to get hands dirty in fight to protect farms, land

Farmers and the community need to trust one another and work together to tackle challenges facing the land - and outdated laws need to catch up, an expert says.

Disused bowlo in Aboriginal hands after High Court win

Disused bowlo in Aboriginal hands after High Court win

Disused bowlo in Aboriginal hands after High Court win

Disused bowlo in Aboriginal hands after High Court win

An abandoned lawn bowls club will be passed to an Aboriginal land council, with a High Court decision set to ripple across numerous crown land leases.

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Indigenous rights 'under attack' in youth crime reforms

Indigenous rights 'under attack' in youth crime reforms

The human rights of Aboriginal children have been breached as part of an "invisible war" against Indigenous people around the world, a senior advocate says.

Warning faster environment approvals may cost community

Warning faster environment approvals may cost community

One state's plan to slash environmental approval times for projects in half has blindsided conservationists.

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Farming with wind and solar provides a lifeline, landholders say, as economic modelling shows billions are flowing to bush communities from energy investment.

Cattle group want exemptions from EU deforestation rule

Cattle group want exemptions from EU deforestation rule

Australian cattle producers want the deforestation definition changed ahead of new European Union laws which could affect the beef export industry.

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Australia's Antarctic research needs '100-year plan'

Australia's Antarctic research needs '100-year plan'

Australia's Antarctic research needs '100-year plan'

Australia's Antarctic research needs '100-year plan'

An inquiry into the importance of Antarctica to Australia's interests has been told of the need for longer-term funding and issues around competing interests.

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

Two key recommendations of the Henry review have been pushed aside but the NSW government says it's plan to fix the nature crisis will still work.

Traditional owners to get Vic renewable project profits

Traditional owners to get Vic renewable project profits

Traditional owners to get Vic renewable project profits

Traditional owners to get Vic renewable project profits

Indigenous Victorians are set to receive profits from renewable energy projects on their traditional land, according to a senior government minister.

Renewable land grab leaves prime paddocks in production

Renewable land grab leaves prime paddocks in production

Renewable land grab leaves prime paddocks in production

Renewable land grab leaves prime paddocks in production

A renewable energy land agent says farmers are happy with projects on paddocks they can't see from their porch, as long as it's their land making the money.

First Nations ranger unit uses fire to care for country

First Nations ranger unit uses fire to care for country

First Nations ranger unit uses fire to care for country

First Nations ranger unit uses fire to care for country

An Indigenous-led unit of rangers is using traditional fire management practices to manage weeds and regenerate native plant species.

Warning after 'scary' fake letter sent to landholders

Warning after 'scary' fake letter sent to landholders

Warning after 'scary' fake letter sent to landholders

Warning after 'scary' fake letter sent to landholders

A fake letter has been referred to police over claims landholders' property could be acquired during Victoria's treaty negotiations.

WA lab to accelerate battery minerals manufacturing hub

WA lab to accelerate battery minerals manufacturing hub

WA lab to accelerate battery minerals manufacturing hub

WA lab to accelerate battery minerals manufacturing hub

A battery materials demonstration plant opened in Western Australian industrial heartland is another milestone to being a global hub, the premier says.

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Land-clearing slows but Great Barrier Reef fears remain

Queensland's latest statewide land-cover and trees study has been released, showing a reduction in the amount of land being cleared in the state.

Ancestral remains taken in the 1930s to return home

Confirmation of the return of remains taken by an anthropologist coincides with the recognition of native title rights for several Cape York communities.

Sydney Harbour island will be symbol of reconciliation

An agreement has been inked and $43 million committed to transfer an island in Sydney Harbour back to traditional owners.

Island 'home' again known by its rightful name, K'gari

Almost two centuries after its rightful name, K'gari, was overwritten by colonial authorities, Fraser Island is returning to its Indigenous title.

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