The National Native Title Council (NNTC) has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, Mr Glen Kelly following the sad passing of Mr Brian Wyatt in October this year.   NNTC’s Deputy Chairman, Mr Kevin Smith, said that whilst Mr Kelly had been appointed in sad circumstances, the Council is very excited to have Mr Kelly […]

The National Native Title Council (NNTC), Australia’s peak body for regional and local native title organisations, welcomed today’s announcement by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Nigel Scullion, for funding to develop a training program for local native title organisations (Prescribed Bodies Corporate – PBCs) focussing on organisational capacity building and business development. NNTC Chair, […]

The National Native Title Council (NNTC) has welcomed the commitment of the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Nigel Scullion, to fund the Indigenous ranger program until 2020.   NNTC CEO Glen Kelly said the Working on Country program provided vital employment and economic development opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders throughout remote and rural […]

The National Native Title Council (NNTC) has welcomed the announcement by the Labor party to double the number of Rangers employed under the Working on Country Program.   NNTC CEO Glen Kelly said the additional Rangers would increase economic development activity in remote communities as well as help Indigenous people to protect their country and […]

The Chair of The National Native Title Council (NNTC), Mr Jamie Lowe, today welcomed Dr Matthew Storey to the position of Acting Chief Executive Officer. “Dr Storey has recently concluded his term as CEO of the Victorian Native Title Service Provider, First Nations Legal and Research Services,” said Mr Lowe. “This was a position he […]

The National Native Title Council (NNTC) welcomes the Hon Christian Porter MP as the newly appointed Attorney General with responsibility for the Native Title Act. “We look forward to working with Minister Porter in his new portfolio with responsibilities for native title,” said NNTC Chair Jamie Lowe. “There is a process of native title reform […]

The National Native Title Council (NNTC), Australia’s peak body for regional and local native title organisations, welcomed the recent appointment of the President of National Native Title Tribunal, the Honourable Justice John Dowsett AM for the next five years. NNTC Chair, Mr Jamie Lowe, said “Justice Dowsett is well known across the native title sector, […]

  The National Native Title Council (NNTC) is urging the Parliament to support the passage of the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreement Bill) 2017.   NNTC’s Chief Executive Officer Glen Kelly said that due to the large numbers of Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) rendered invalid by the recent McGlade v Native Title […]