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National Native Title Council welcomes PM Albanese’s vision for First Nations economic futures at Garma
03 Aug 2024
In a speech at the Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans to enable transformational investment by partnering with the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance (FNHPA) to connect First Nations communities directly with companies and investors. This announcement builds on the co-design work un... Read Now
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NNTC celebrates land and sea success in Closing the Gap, but expects raised ambitions
01 Aug 2024
The National Native Title Council welcomes the progress towards the land and sea targets seen in the Productivity Commission’s latest Annual Data Compilation Report and Data Dashboard. The report, released yesterday, tracks progress of all Australian gove... Read Now
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BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT LEADERS RAISE THE BAR ON FIRST NATIONS CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION
11 Apr 2024
Business and investment leaders have taken a pivotal step towards elevating their protection of First Nations cultural heritage by committing to a new best practice standard defined by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that was launched in Canberra today by the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance (FNHPA).
“Today’s launch of the Dhaw... Read Now
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NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL CONGRATULATES GOMEROI PEOPLE AND CALLS FOR REFORM TO THE NATIVE TITLE ACT
11 Apr 2024
A Statement from the NNTC
The peak body for Australia’s local and regional native title organisations, the National Native Title Council (NNTC), congratulates the Gomeroi People for their landmark victory in the Full Federal Court this week.
The Gomeroi People were successful in an a... Read Now
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SEA COUNTRY ALLIANCE | TRADITIONAL OWNERS HAVE A VOICE BUT GOVERNMENT AND GREENS DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT ON SEA COUNTRY
14 Mar 2024
The Government and the Greens both claim they want to hear the Voice of Traditional Owners. But today, when it came to rights in Sea Country, they both tried to silence the voice of the nation’s representative Traditional Owner organisations.
None of the members of the of the Senate Economics Legislation Committee inquiring into the Offshore Petroleum a... Read Now
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NEW NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF TRADITIONAL OWNERS WITH SEA COUNTRY RIGHTS
13 Feb 2024
Today, Australia’s Traditional Owners with responsibility for Sea Country have come together in Canberra to speak with one voice for Sea Country rights.
The Alliance represents all coastal state and territories, from the Torres Strait Islands to Tiwi Islands, mainland Australia to Tasmania, ensuring that the complexity of our diverse seas, oceans and coastal areas are recognised.
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THE NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL SALUTES SENATOR PATRICK DODSON
29 Nov 2023
AAP ImageThe National Native Title Council pays tribute to extraordinary Yawuru Elder and leader Senator Patrick Dodson from Broome, Western Australia who yesterday announced his retirement from the Federal Parliament as a member of the Australian Labor Party and Senator for WA. A man who dedicated his life’s work to improving the lives of First Nations peoples with ... Read Now
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TAKING CONTROL OF OUR DESTINY | EMBODYING THE SPIRIT OF EMPOWERMENT AND DETERMINATION
17 Nov 2023
The Indigenous peoples in Australia and Canada share a similar history marked by the dispossession of their lands and waters, the denial of their rights, systematic exclusion from the economy and from opportunities for wealth creation. This exclusion and marginalisation of Indigenous peoples from economic opportunities is an ongoing issue in both Australia and Canada.
On Thursday 16 November 20... Read Now
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NNTC CELEBRATES HISTORIC AGREEMENT ACHIEVED BY THE TJIWARL PEOPLE OF THE GOLDFIELDS REGION, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
24 May 2023
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) is celebrating a groundbreaking agreement announced this week by the Tjiwarl people after 18 months of negotiations with the Western Australian Government to support their economic, social and cultural development.
The agreement is called “Tjiwarl Palyakuwa: Tiiwa kuwarri yampa ngula”, which in Ngalia language means “A Tjiwarl Agreement: from the P... Read Now
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THERE IS NO NET ZERO ECONOMY WITHOUT FIRST NATIONS POLICY CHANGE
21 Apr 2023
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) is urging for comprehensive policy reform in response to a new study released on Wednesday 19 April, that finds approximately 43% or an area of 50,000 km2 of new renewable energy and transmission infrastructure would need to be sited on the Indigenous Estate for Australia to get to net zero emissions by 2060.
“The scale of clean energy infra... Read Now
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REVIVING A COMMITMENT TO FIRST NATIONS CULTURAL HERITAGE
31 Jan 2023
The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance applauds the new Federal Government’s new National Cultural Policy – Revive: that places First Nations communities at the heart of the nation’s cultural road map.
Importantly, it is recognised the new cultural policy outlines a government commitment to introduce legislation to protect intangible First Nations knowledge and cultural expression... Read Now
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THE ALLIANCE APPLAUDS THE GOVERNMENT’S BACKING OF FIRST NATIONS ENGAGEMENT STANDARDS TO NEW EPBC REFORM
08 Dec 2022
The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance (The Alliance) welcomes Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s announcement that delivers Australia’s most comprehensive reform of environmental law since the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) was first introduced.
The Australian Government’s response builds on Professor Graeme Samuel AC’s recommendati... Read Now
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HISTORIC DAY IN THE FIGHT TO PROTECT FIRST NATIONS CULTURAL HERITAGE
24 Nov 2022
In an historic meeting the Minister for Environment and Water, the Hon Tanya Plibersek met with the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance (FNHPA) signing a crucial Partnership Agreement.
Says Co-Chair of FNHPA and Ngalia Cultural and Community Leader Kado Muir “A commitment to co-design this important piece of legislation reflects a true partnership between First nations and the Federal ... Read Now
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NNTC WEIGHS IN ON THE DISCRIMINATORY NSW FISHERIES MANAGEMENT BILL
08 Nov 2022
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) fully supports NTSCORP in their stance against the proposed amendment to NSW Fisheries Management Bill, slamming the prejudiced proposal criminalising Aboriginal people’s cultural rights to fish.
The new bill seeks to expand search powers and the definition of a premise to include a beach, trail, track, rock platform, and riverbank.
Says Kado Muir, ... Read Now
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JUST LAWS, FAIR PLAY & FIRST NATIONS RENEWABLES
08 Nov 2022
For Australia to address the climate crisis by using land and seascapes to generate renewable energy or for carbon sequestration, it must be done in partnership with First Nations landowners who own or manage much of those resources.
In September this year, in its Climate Change Act 2022 Australia’s new Federal Government legislated commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4... Read Now
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TRADITIONAL OWNERS CALL ON STATE GOVERNMENT TO GET REAL ON FAKE LAND DEAL
15 Aug 2022
A last minute extension to consultation on changes to the WA Government’s Land Administration Act is seen to be too little too late by uneasy traditional owners. After a mere six-week public feedback period on proposed amendments, the State on Friday extended the feedback date an additional week to 19 August.
The amendments allow for ‘diversification leases’, primarily designed... Read Now
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LANDMARK MONTGOMERY CASE OVERTURNED BY THE ALBANESE GOVERNMENT
28 Jul 2022
Today the National Native Title Council (NNTC) received notice that Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC withdrew the High Court case against Mr Shayne Montgomery, which sought to overturn established legal precedent and give the Federal Government the power to deport Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are not Australian citizens from their own country.
Mr Montgomery, whose visa has b... Read Now
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FIRST NATIONS CLEAN ENERGY SYMPOSIUM: RENEWABLES BOOM FOR ALL
21 Jul 2022
Address by Asst Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator Jenny McAllister Hosted by National Native Title Council, First Nations Clean Energy Network and Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation
MEDIA CONFERENCE: 10.40AM, Savoy Room, L8, Grand Hyatt, with Chair, National Native Title Council Kado Muir, First Nations Clean En... Read NowRead
STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT SHOWS STRONGER LAWS NEEDED TO PREVENT REPEAT OF JUUKAN GORGE
19 Jul 2022
The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance has welcomed today’s release of the State Of The Environment Report and looks forward to working with the Government to ensure First Nations Peoples have a greater say in defining and protecting cultural heritage.
The All... Read Now
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BUILDING CAPACITY, WEALTH AND PROSPERITY TO SUPPORT FIRST NATIONS LAND AND WATER ENTERPRISE
14 Jul 2022
Australian First Nations hold native title rights and interests on over 40 per cent of Australia’s land and waters, with holdings continuing to grow.
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) collaborated with Australia’s national science agency CSIRO to identify and unite with local Indigenous landowners, seeking to understand their country better to create... Read Now
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MOU BETWEEN THE NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL AND THE FIRST NATIONS PORTFOLIO OF THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
22 Jun 2022
In a historic move to enhance the engagement of the Australian National University (ANU) with First Nations people, on 23 June 2022 the National Native Title Council (NNTC) and the First Nations Portfolio (FNP) of ANU will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Marramarra Murru* First Nations Economic Development Symposium.
The Symposium, led by ANU and supported by sponsors comprising... Read Now
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FIRST NATIONS HERITAGE PROTECTION ALLIANCE GOES LIVE ONLINE
27 May 2022
The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance (FNHPA) is proud to announce the launch of our dedicated website, hosted and managed by the National Native Title Council.
The FNHPA is an Australian coalition, formed to deliver and maintain new laws and policies, worki... Read Now
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THE NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL CONGRATULATES THE NEW AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
24 May 2022
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) congratulates Anthony Albanese as the new Prime Minister of Australia, and the induction of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to the Australian Federal Government.
The NNTC acknowledges the 47th Parliament is a momentous change for diverse representation, bringing in ten First Nations politicians. Most notable is Labor MP Linda Burney becoming ... Read Now
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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF MABO | RESTORING KOIKI’S TRADITIONAL HOME AND FINAL REST PLACE
20 Apr 2022
This year marks the 30 years since the Mabo case overturned the doctrine of Terra Nullius in the high court of Australia, giving birth to Native Title.
Edward Koiki Mabo was an Indigenous Australian man from the Torres Strait Islands known for his role in campaigning for Indigenous land rights in Australia. In particular Koiki is recognised for driving the landmark decision of the High Court of... Read Now
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CO-DESIGN IS MORE THAN JUST CONSULTATION
14 Apr 2022
With a purpose to generate a meaningful and collaborative dialogue on Co-Design, Traditional Owners from across WA met with government, industry and investor representatives, to discuss how the principles of co-design should inform the implementation of the WA Government’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 (ACH Act).
In his opening remarks to the two day workshop, South West Abor... Read Now
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NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL RESPONDS TO THE FUNDING BOOST FOR PRESCRIBED BODIES CORPORATE SECTOR FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT
01 Apr 2022
In a move to strengthen the rights and capacity of native title holders, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s latest budget included $37.5 million to invest in the future of the Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC) sector.
The Federal Government’s plan includes $31 million through the Indigenous Advancement Strategy, and $6.5 million to support the implementation of the measures.
An additional $2 mi... Read Now
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WA ALLIANCE SEEKS TO RAISE THE BAR FOR CO-DESIGN IN ABORGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION
28 Mar 2022
ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION CO-DESIGN WORKSHOP
THURSDAY, 7 – FRIDAY, 8 APRIL 2022
In response to the widespread opposition from Aboriginal communities to the McGowan Government’s rushed Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 (WA) (ACH Act), the WA Alliance of Native Tit... Read NowRead
MODERNISING ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTIONS
15 Mar 2022
The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance (FNHPA) and the Commonwealth government today released a co-authored discussion paper on the Modernisation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage.
The release of the paper coincides with the launch of a co-designed national engagement process, that will seek the views of First Nations people as well as other sta... Read Now
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FUNDING FIRST NATIONS BENEFITS ALL OF AUSTRALIA
23 Feb 2022
The recent release of 10 recommendations tabled in a Commonwealth report “The engagement of traditional owners in the economic development of northern Australia, urged governments to outlay long-term funding agreements to help Traditional Owners engage in and benefit from economic opportunities and development.
Since the Native Title Act 1993 was established, Native title holders are legally ... Read Now
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NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ABORIGINAL TENT EMBASSY
26 Jan 2022
This 26 January 2022 will see us acknowledging an iconic moment in the struggle for justice for Aboriginal people, the 50 Year anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra, Ngambri-Ngunnawal Country.
Aboriginal people erected the Tent Embassy directly in front of Old Parliament House in 1972 in Canberra to protest against a court decision over mining operations on Aboriginal and Torr... Read Now
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TRADITIONAL OWNERS LEFT IN THE DARK WITH UNEXPECTED WA CABINET RE-SHUFFLE
18 Dec 2021
Days after introducing new heritage laws against the wishes of Aboriginal people, WA Aboriginal Affairs Minister Stephen Dawson has been stripped of this portfolio in a cabinet reshuffle, with the remaining question ‘why so suddenly?’
"The fleeting impermanence of ministerial appoints show the stark contrast of experiences and laws,” says Kado Muir, Western Australia Ngalia Cultural and C... Read Now
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CONDEMNATION AS WA CULTURAL HERITAGE BILL IS PASSED
15 Dec 2021
National Native Title Council (NNTC) openly condemns the new Cultural Heritage Act bill passed in WA Government legislation today, stating the bill was not co-designed with Traditional Owners, as required by national best practice standards and recommended by the Juukan George inquiry.
Gundjitmara Djabwurrung man and CEO of NNTC Jamie Lowe says “As we have stated repeatedly, the bill does not... Read Now
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GOVERNMENT SIGNS FIRST NATIONS ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP
29 Nov 2021
The Morrison Government today announced an historic partnership with the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance to strengthen safeguards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley and Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt AM said the new partnership ensured Indigenous Australians would be at the centre of Indigenous... Read Now
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CALL FOR URGENT UN INTERVENTION ON ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE BILL (WA)
17 Nov 2021
Early September this year, Kado Muir, Slim Parker, Dr Anne Poelina, Clayton Lewis and Dr Hannah McGlade, five eminent Western Australian Traditional Owners, lodged an Early Warning and Urgent Request to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, to push for an intervention in regards to WA Government’s draft Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2020.
The WA Governm... Read Now
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SHAREHOLDERS SEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO FORTESCUE METALS GROUP TO STRENGTHEN WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION LAWS
11 Nov 2021
Following the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) with the support of National Native Title Council (NNTC) and Western Australian Aboriginal Heritage Alliance co-filing a shareholder resolution at the Fortescue Metals Group Limited AGM, shareholders demonstrated a clear message of support to improve Western Australian Cultural Heritage Protection Laws in Sydney on 9 November 20... Read Now
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CARING FOR COUNTRY – AUSTRALIA’S COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
28 Oct 2021
For world leaders heading to Glasgow for the November Climate Summit (GOP26) it has been described as the ‘last chance to save the planet’. For Australia, utilising 40,000 plus years of continuous Caring for Country, its First Nations people can offer a competitive advantage.
First Nations hold native title or land rights over 49% of the land mass of Australia, and 60% of northern Australia... Read Now
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WALK FOR ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE THIS SATURDAY
23 Oct 2021
Date: Saturday, 23 October 2021
Time: 9am – 12:30pm - please arrive by 9.00am for the 9.30am start.
Place: Commences Victoria Gardens, Royal Street, Perth (walk ends near Optus Stadium, where speeches will take place)
Whadjuk Noongar Country will play host to the “Walk for Cultural Heritage” on this Saturday 23 October f... Read Now
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A WAY FORWARD – JUUKAN GORGE REPORT
20 Oct 2021
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) welcomes the extensive recommendations made in ‘A Way Forward - Final Report Into the destruction of Indigenous heritage sites at Juukan Gorge’ from the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia, as tabled today in Commonwealth Parliament, calling for the Commonwealth to legislate a new framework for Indigenous Cultural Heritage legislatio... Read Now
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LANDMARK FIRST NATIONS, BUSINESS AND INVESTOR INITIATIVE LAUNCHES TO IMPROVE CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN AUSTRALIA
13 Oct 2021
A landmark business and investor initiative has been launched – bringing together First Nations, business and investor communities – focused on strengthening Australia’s First People’s heritage laws and standards for the private sector to uphold the human rights of First Peoples.
Led by the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance in partnership with the Read Now
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NNTC SUPPORTS CALL FOR A HALT TO PASSING DRAFT WA HERITAGE BILL, CITES LACK OF CONSULTATION, LACK OF HERITAGE PROTECTION & FINANCIAL RISKS
17 Jun 2021
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) supports the WA Alliance – the five native title organisations that represent Aboriginal interests over the whole of Western Australia – in their unanimous call for the WA Government to press pause on passing its proposed new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill, stating it fails to protect cultural heritage and poses significant risk to m... Read Now
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JUUKAN GORGE: ONE YEAR ON & STILL AWAITING REFORM
24 May 2021
One year on from Rio Tinto’s destruction of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge caves in the Western Pilbara, and we are still waiting for the legislative reform that will prevent a repeat of the catastrophe.
The destruction of the caves, which were among Australia’s most culturally and archaeologically significant heritage sites, resulted in global condemnation and the dismissal of three of R... Read Now
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TRUTH-TELLING: YOO-RROOK JUSTICE COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCED
14 May 2021
Victoria is a step closer to implementing its historic truth-telling process, which will accompany Treaty negotiations, with today’s announcement of the Yoo-rrook Justice Commissioners.
The five justice commissioners will lead Australia’s first truth-telling process, hearing testimonies from First Nations people about their experiences with colonisation and inquir... Read Now
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NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO 2021-22 FEDERAL BUDGET
13 May 2021
The National Native Title Council welcomes reforms in the 2021-22 Federal Budget to support Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) but holds concerns over the business-as-usual approach to project funding and the Budget’s insufficient allocations in light of how many PBCs are expected to exist in coming years.
Last night, the Government announced it would be investing an addition... Read Now
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NNTC: 30 YEARS ON, DEATHS IN CUSTODY A NATIONAL SHAME
15 Apr 2021
Three decades on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, the rate of Indigenous incarceration and deaths in custody continues to be one of our country’s greatest shames, said the National Native Title Council (NNTC).
Since the 1991 Royal Commission, at least a further 474 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have died in police custody. Research from The Guar... Read Now
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NNTC WELCOMES RIO TINTO CHAIR RESIGNATION
03 Mar 2021
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) has welcomed news Rio Tinto Chairman Simon Thompson and director Michael L’Estrange will exit the board by 2022.
Mr Thompson has sat on the Rio Tinto board since 2014 and became Chair in 2018, presiding over the catastrophic destruction of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge caves and the company leadership’s inertia in the af... Read Now
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NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL THANKS FORMER CHAIR, WELCOMES NEW BOARD LEADERS
04 Feb 2021
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) has this week welcomed Mr Kado Muir as the new Chair of its board and Ms Francine McCarthy as Deputy Chairperson, while thanking Mr Kevin Smith for his leadership as former Chairperson.
Mr Smith, who holds traditional connections to Ugar (Stephen Island) and Erub (Darnley Island) in the Torres Strait is the Chief Executive Officer of Queensland South Nat... Read Now
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RIO TINTO’S BROKEN PROMISES AT OAK FLAT SHOW NEED FOR STRONGER HERITAGE LAWS
15 Jan 2021
Apache tribe members & supporters at a rally in 2019. Image credit: Sandra Rambler/Censored News
Mining companies Rio Tinto and BHP have been accused of using the dying days of the Trump administration to push ahead with their controversial copper mine on sacred Native American land at Oak Flat in Arizona US, laying bare Rio Tinto’s broken promises to never let another ... Read Now
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NNTC WELCOMES JUUKAN INTERIM REPORT, CALLS FOR COMPENSATION TO PKKP
10 Dec 2020
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) has welcomed the senate inquiry’s interim report into the Juukan Gorge destruction, handed down yesterday, and called for Rio Tinto to pay compensation to the PKKP people.
The interim report, titled ‘Never Again’, condemns Rio Tinto, and the WA and Federal governments, whose legislative failings enabled the enormous imbalance of po... Read Now
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NNTC SUPPORTS GLOBAL INVESTOR COALITION’S LETTER TO MINING COMPANIES
02 Nov 2020
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) strongly supports the coalition of 64 global investors, together representing $14 trillion in assets, who this week wrote a letter to Australian and international mining companies seeking clarity and assurances over their standards of engagement with Indigenous communities.
The letter, signed by the Church of England Pensions Board and t... Read Now
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BHP MAKES CULTURAL HERITAGE PROGRESS BUT HAS LONG ROAD TO TRAVEL
15 Oct 2020
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) welcomes BHP’s commitment to implementing a range of improved practices but is adamant that the mining company, whose Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place yesterday, has a very long way to go in meeting best practice standards in cultural heritage protection.
The NNTC, together with the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance (FN... Read Now
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NNTC WELCOMES MINISTERIAL COMMUNIQUE BUT SAYS WA’S PROPOSED CULTURAL HERITAGE BILL FALLS SHORT
23 Sep 2020
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) welcomes the communique following Monday’s roundtable meeting of cultural heritage ministers, but still holds major concerns over the WA Government’s proposed new bill, which falls significantly short of the reform needed and does not require the consent of Traditional Owners for cultural heritage to be destroyed.
Chaired by Minister Sussan Ley and M... Read Now
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NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL WELCOMES RIO TINTO DISMISSALS
11 Sep 2020
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) welcomes the dismissal of Rio Tinto’s three executives, CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques, Iron Ore boss Chris Salisbury and corporate affairs boss Simone Niven, under whose leadership the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge caves were bombed in May, but warns a company staff change is only the crucial first step.
The NNTC wrote a letter to Rio Tinto’s London-base... Read Now
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THE ‘BOMBING’ OF JUUKAN GORGE: TRADITIONAL OWNERS LACK RIGHTS & FUNDING
31 Aug 2020
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) appeared before the Juukan Gorge Senate Inquiry on Friday, pointing out the lack of rights and resourcing for Traditional Owners (through their Prescribed Bodies Corporate or PBCs) and the legislative deficiencies that led to the destruction of the 46,000-year-old caves.
Those legislative deficiencies include a lack of real protection at the federal or s... Read Now
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RIO TINTO’S ADMISSIONS TO JUUKAN GORGE INQUIRY “DISGRACEFUL”
11 Aug 2020
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) has labelled Rio Tinto’s admissions to the Senate Inquiry into the destruction of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge caves “disgraceful” and has pointed the finger again at the grossly out-dated Aboriginal Heritage Act (AHA) in Western Australia.
Rio Tinto’s executives appeared before the parliamentary inquiry on Friday, making a number of revelati... Read Now
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REVIEW OF EPBC ACT TO INCLUDE IMPROVED INDIGENOUS HERITAGE PROTECTION STANDARDS
21 Jul 2020
Image credit: Carolyn Betts
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) has welcomed the Commonwealth Government’s commitment to commence a national engagement process for modernising the protection of Indigenous cultural heritage, which is an outcome of the ongoing review into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. The national engagement process... Read Now
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THE JOINT COUNCIL TO CONSIDER DRAFT NATIONAL AGREEMENT ON CLOSING THE GAP
03 Jul 2020
The Joint Council will consider the draft National Agreement on Closing the Gap today when it meets by teleconference this afternoon. This is the third meeting of the Joint Council.
The draft National Agreement has been negotiated between the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Organisations (Coalition of Peaks), all Australian governments and the Australian Local Government... Read Now
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TRADITIONAL OWNERS DISEMPOWERED BY ABORIGINAL HERITAGE LEGISLATION
16 Jun 2020
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) met today and is calling on the Commonwealth to implement national legislation for Indigenous cultural heritage, greater accountability from mining companies and law reform in the states and territories to stop the destruction of Aboriginal heritage across the country.
Recent destruction of sacred heritage sites in Western Australia by R... Read Now
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DESTRUCTION OF ABORIGINAL HERITAGE: WE NEED TO FOCUS ON REFORM
27 May 2020
In response to the destruction of an Aboriginal heritage site by a mining company over the weekend in the Western Pilbara region, National Native Title Council’s Chief Executive Jamie Lowe stated:
“The destruction of this extremely significant heritage site is devastating and we stand with the Traditional Owners, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura peoples, in their grief ... Read Now
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NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL CEO NAMED INDIGENOUS VOICE CO-DESIGN MEMBER
11 Feb 2020
NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL CEO NAMED INDIGENOUS VOICE CO-DESIGN MEMBER
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) welcomes Minister Wyatt’s announcement yesterday of the 15 members of the Indigenous Voice Co-design Group, which includes its own Chief Executive, Jamie Lowe.
The Co-design Group will be co-chaired by senior Indigenous leader Dr Donna Odegaard AM and is respo... Read Now
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CLOSING THE GAP
11 Feb 2020
CLOSING THE GAP: PM DELIVERS FINAL REPORT
The Prime Minister today tabled the 12th and final Closing the Gap report in Parliament before it’s set to be overhauled under a new framework co-designed by Indigenous communities.
Over the 25-year campaign, only two out of seven targets are on track, while the gap in mortality rates between Indigenous and non-Indigenou... Read Now
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PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH COALITION OF PEAKS ON CLOSING THE GAP
10 Feb 2020
PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH COALITION OF PEAKS ON CLOSING THE GAP
The National Native Title Council’s (NNTC) Chief Executive, Jamie Lowe, was one of the 15 Coalition of Peaks members to meet with the Prime Minister in Canberra this morning to discuss the new Closing the Gap priorities, which aim to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The Coali... Read Now
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NATIONAL TREATIES SUMMIT 2020: REGOS OPEN
06 Nov 2019
National Treaties Summit 2020: regos open
Registrations are now open for the National Treaties Summit, which will see hundreds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegates, academics, politicians and supporters from around the country gather in Melbourne to discuss the pathway to a Treaty with Australia’s First Nations.
Organised by ANTaR, the National Native Title C... Read Now
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NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL WELCOMES ULURU CLIMB CLOSE
17 Oct 2019
NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE COUNCIL WELCOMES ULURU CLIMB CLOSE
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) welcomes the permanent closing of the Uluru climb this Saturday, which it states is a long overdue request of the Anangu Traditional Owners.
NNTC CEO Jamie Lowe said:
“The Anangu Traditional Owners have made their wishes known for many years, that they don’t want people c... Read Now
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NNTC WELCOMES PROPOSED PASTORAL LAND ACT (PLA) AMENDMENTS IN NT
19 Sep 2019
NNTC WELCOMES PROPOSED PASTORAL LAND ACT (PLA) AMENDMENTS IN NT
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) welcomes the Northern Territory Government’s proposed amendments to the Pastoral Land Act (PLA), which are set to be introduced to the NT’s Legislative Assembly this week.
The proposed bill is a sig... Read Now
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NTC WELCOMES PROPOSED PASTORAL LAND ACT (PLA)
18 Sep 2019
NNTC WELCOMES PROPOSED PASTORAL LAND ACT (PLA) AMENDMENTS IN NT
The National Native Title Council (NNTC) welcomes the Northern Territory Government’s proposed amendments to the Pastoral Land Act (PLA), which are set to be introduced to the NT’s Legislative Assembly this week.
The proposed bill is a significant achievement, and will help strengthen the capacity of native ... Read Now