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FOUND: Native title holders take water dispute to high court | Mind Blowing Facts

Traditional owners are challenging a massive water allocation to a horticulture company. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Native title holders have taken a case to the High Court to assert their rights over an aquifer after a horticulture company was granted a massive water allocation to grow fruit and vegetables in the desert.

Six native title holders from the Mpwerempwer Aboriginal Corporation attended a hearing in Canberra on Tuesday to challenge the licence issued for free by the Northern Territory government.

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