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‘Whatever they give us is never going to be enough’: the toll of Native Title determination

After a decade-long fight, the Narunnga people have been recognised as the Native Title holders of the Yorke Peninsula. The Federal Court ruling also meant the community received compensation for the unlawful loss of their connection to Country. But what does this really mean in terms of land rights and the cost to community? Wire contributor …

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Ukraine: Wagner claim administrative control of Bakhmut

Yesterday the Wagner Group – the mercenaries favoured by Vladimir Putin – announced that they had gained “administrative control” of Bakhmut, now nothing more than burnt out war materials and rubble. The Ukrainians are still fighting in a sector of the city however, bleeding dry the Russian resources that otherwise would be used in spring …

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Doubleduke tree protest

Lismore law student Kashmir Miller was today dangling from a tree 25 m up attached to 3 tree harvesting implements. She was in the Doubleduke State Forest 50 km south of Lismore where a sizeable chunk of the forest has been closed whilst some tree harvesting is taking place. Habitat has been greatly decreased for …

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