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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Mabo | History Defined

I rediscovered a forgotten legal rule. It could transform Indigenous rights in Australia

Canada has signed more than 70 treaties with its Indigenous peoples. The United States has more than 300 treaties. Our neighbour, New Zealand, has the Treaty of Waitangi. Countries such as Ecuador, Norway and Finland recognise Indigenous sovereignty through other devices, such as constitutional recognition and a Sámi Parliament.

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'Lost' rule opens door to Indigenous sovereignty

A "lost" rule has upended legal precedent, opening the door for Indigenous communities to ask the High Court to rule on sovereignty, fresh research has found.

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Australian PMs have addressed the nation only a handful of times. Anthony Albanese joins their ranks

From the ‘worst financial crisis in our lifetime’ to the Covid pandemic, Australian PMs speaking to the nation has been reserved for historic moments

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Legacy of a giant: the judge who reshaped Aussie law

Former High Court chief justice Anthony Mason was applauded for his adventurous approach but criticised for making - rather than interpreting - the law.

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Top judge in historic Mabo court decision dies aged 100

Sir Anthony Mason, former chief justice of the High Court and key figure in Indigenous rights decisions and the Whitlam dismissal, has died at the age of 100.

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‘Digital colonialism’: how AI companies are following the playbook of empire

In the eyes of big AI companies such as OpenAI, the troves of data on the internet are highly valuable. They scrape photos, videos, books, blog posts, albums, painting, photographs and much more to train their products such as ChatGPT – usually without any compensation to or consent from the…

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Australia got off on a technicality for its climate inaction. But there are plenty more judgement days to come

This week, the Federal Court found the Australian government has no legal duty to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change. The ruling was disappointing, but it’s not the end of the matter.

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High court native title ruling may affect compensation claims nationwide, experts say

The decision upholding native title as a property right is a win for the long-running Gumatj case but is also said to have ‘long-term ramifications’

The Guardian - AU

'We should be listening': the long history of Liberal innovation – and failure – on Indigenous policy

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the names and images of deceased people.

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Voice misinformation like Mabo scaremongering: Grant

For Western Arrernte journalist Karla Grant, covering constitutional recognition is nothing new but she says the voice referendum has brought out an ugly side.

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No, the Voice to Parliament would not force people to give up their private land

In the polarised debate about the Voice to Parliament referendum, some proponents of the “no” vote have claimed the creation of the new advisory body would lead to the conversion of private land titles in Australia to native title.

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Federal Court arrives on-country for climate change fight in the Torres Strait

Aunty McRose Elu has been watching her ancestral lands slowly disappear beneath her feet for decades. The Saibai elder fears rising sea levels and increasingly severe weather events could mean her homeland is uninhabitable within 30 years.

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After four years of trams in Newcastle, let's make trips free

It appears to me that if you are under the age of about 20 you have the right to use the tram without paying.

Newcastle Herald

Leaked draft documents trigger threat of injunction by NT government over Blue Mud Bay fishing deal

Draft departmental documents about future fishing rights in Aboriginal waters across the Top End have been leaked to the ABC, prompting the Northern Territory government to threaten legal action to prevent publication of the details.

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QAGOMA's Embodied Knowledge is an energetic and inclusive celebration of contemporary Queensland art

Review: Embodied Knowledge: Queensland Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)

Newcastle Herald

Education bureaucrats have lesson to learn from teachers of the past

It could be asserted that staff shortage problems have been fuelled by the education department administration itself

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Why Shai Bolton may be Richmond's most important player in their push to make AFL finals return

As the Tigers continue their quest to reach the AFL finals, Bolton is shaping as the key to their chances of tasting September action, writes Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson.

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Federal Court recognises Darlot native title rights in WA Goldfields, says 1890s gold rush caused 'upheaval'

Traditional landowners in Western Australia's northern Goldfields have had their native title rights formally recognised by the Federal Court, 30 years after the historic Mabo decision.

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Gerard Brennan, former High Court Chief Justice who wrote lead judgement on Mabo decision, dies age 94

Sir Gerard served on the High Court for 17 years and played a significant role in shaping Australia's legal system, including writing the lead judgement on the Mabo decision.

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Government to challenge High Court ruling that Indigenous people cannot be considered aliens

The federal government will use an appeal hearing to challenge an earlier High Court ruling that effectively put Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people beyond the reach of immigration laws, even if they were born overseas and did not have Australian citizenship.

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