Native Title
Report
Women in native title: native title report 2024
This report takes a person-centred approach to highlight the ways that native title and related systems are failing to deliver land justice effectively. It calls for significant reform of the native title system to deliver land justice and fulfil fundamental human rights for First Nations people.
Article
The power of articulating your story(line) of change
This article describes how Social Ventures Australia updated the theory of change for Joint Management on Gunaikurnai Country, reflecting the evolving partnership between First Nations and state government partners.
Report
Governance of the Central Land Council
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the governance of the Northern Land Council under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, Native Title Act 1993 and Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Briefing paper
Cultural heritage protection reform
This background paper provides information on First Nations cultural heritage reform including recurring themes for reform, the current legislative framework and co-design options to reform First Nations cultural heritage protections.
Report
An unsettling decision: a legal and social history of native title and the Mabo decision
This paper has been prepared by the Parliamentary Library to mark the 30th anniversary of the High Court’s Mabo (No. 2) decision. It outlines the background and history of the decision, significant subsequent developments, the current status of Native Title and potential future developments.