Resolving native title issues: travelling on train tracks or roaming the range?
Graeme Neate National Native Title Tribunal 13 November 2009
With most of the apprehension, uncertainty and fear that was associated initially with native title has dissipated, this paper examines the areas in which the legislation and native title processes could be improved.
Tom Calma Delivers the 2009 Mabo Oration 19 June 2009
In the 2009 Mabo Oration in Queensland, Race Discrimination Commissioner and Aboriginal elder Tom Calma outlines the key issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders throughout the nation, and calls for greater consultation with those from within these communities.
Broader native title settlements and the meaning of the term 'traditional owners'
David Edelman National Native Title Tribunal 17 June 2009
This paper summarise the various meanings which have been applied to the notion of traditional ownership, based on a review of the published literature on the subject.
Policy change and the Indigenous Land Corporation
Patrick Sullivan Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 09 July 2009 The Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) was established in 1995 by the Keating Government as one element of its three-part response to the Mabo judgment.
Reconciliation Information Sheet 10 - Native Title Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
Most Australians know that the debate about native title since the High Court's Mabo decision in 1992 has been complex and intense. This sheet offers some basic information on native title since it became recognised in 1992.
