The High Court of Australia rejected the Commonwealth of Australia's appeal in a historic case concerning native title compensation claim, ruling in favor of the Indigenous Gumatj Clan on Wednesday.
Australia’s highest court has upheld a decision finding traditional owners from North East Arnhem Land are entitled to some $700m in compensation over the destruction of their land due to bauxite ...
Rusted-on moderate Evan Mulholland will make speak at an event that puts saving the suburbs at the top of its agenda.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name of a deceased person. The High Court of Australia has handed down a landmark judgement on native title law in ...
The Home Affairs department has spent more than $100 million on the NZYQ fiasco, including $73.7 million on operational costs ...
The High Court unanimously ruled that the extinguishment of native title rights should attract compensation under “just terms ...
The court’s ruling on Wednesday exposes the federal government to compensation claims over land in the Northern Territory.
The Commonwealth has lost a High Court battle over whether it should be liable for compensation of up to $700 million dollars ...
The High Court has ruled that indigenous land owners are entitled to "just terms" compensation for acts between 1911 and 1978 ...
The High Court of Australia has now ruled that judges are immune from being sued for damages in every court and for all purposes. It is absolute, even if you have been falsely imprisoned.
South Australian crime victims are suffering greater distress from the country’s longest justice delays, advocates warn, amid ...
Greg Barclay was sexually assaulted by a Marist brother in 1970, but his quest for compensation has been blocked by a ...