Top Stories Politics Courts General Finance Sport World FactCheck

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Latest news: Land

Renewable energy project may help blow down power bills

Renewable energy project may help blow down power bills

The savings from a new type of energy project could slash electricity bills for households in Victoria, NSW and Queensland, and consume less farming land.

US envoy causes uproar over bible Israel land comments

US envoy causes uproar over bible Israel land comments

US envoy causes uproar over bible Israel land comments

US envoy causes uproar over bible Israel land comments

Arab countries are sharply condemning comments by the US ambassador to Israel, who said in an interview that Israel had a right to much of the Middle East.

Prosecutors to charge an Israeli settler over death

Prosecutors to charge an Israeli settler over death

Prosecutors to charge an Israeli settler over death

Prosecutors to charge an Israeli settler over death

Israeli prosecutors say they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Decades-long wait for land claim decisions called out

Decades-long wait for land claim decisions called out

More than 40,000 land claims remain unresolved in NSW, but the Aboriginal Land Council will not let them go unnoticed.

Rubio says he'll meet Danish officials over Greenland

Rubio says he'll meet Danish officials over Greenland

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he plans to meet representatives of Denmark next week to discuss Greenland.

US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at ally summit

US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at ally summit

A broad coalition of allies vowing to provide security guarantees in a post-war Ukraine has received US backing for the first time.

'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.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

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.

Indigenous rights 'under attack' in youth crime reforms

Indigenous rights 'under attack' in youth crime reforms

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

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

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

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.

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.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

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

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

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

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

Access five free articles per month

Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in here

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

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

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.

Topics

Politics Australia Crime, Law and Justice New South Wales Victoria Europe Queensland Unrest, Conflicts and War Economy, Business and Finance Middle East Environmental Issue Police Indigenous People International Relations Diplomacy Commonwealth of Independent States Death Defence Energy Fire

No opinion, no spin, no agenda.

Support AAP News

Already a member?
Sign in here