n its opinion on 10 July 2023, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) found that Australia had violated the rights of the Wunna Nyiyaparli people under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
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Our heartfelt congratulations to our clients, the Mitakoodi and Mayi native title holders, following their native title determination earlier today in Cloncurry before Perry J with several hundred guests in an idyllic sun-filled bush hearing.
Continue readingCase Study: Munkara v Santos NA Barossa Pty Ltd. (No.3)
The decision of Munkara v Santos NA Barossa Pty Ltd. (No.3) sets clearer standards on the evidentiary burden to establish risks to tangible and intangible cultural heritage posed by a project.
Continue readingCase Note: Gomeroi People v Santos NSW Pty Ltd and Santos NSW (Narrabri Gas) Pty Ltd
In Gomeroi People v Santos NSW Pty Ltd and Santos NSW (Narrabri Gas) Pty Ltd [2024] FCAFC 26, the Gomeroi People successfully appealed the National Native Title Tribunal’s (NNTT) previous determination in Santos NSW Pty Ltd v Gomeroi People [2022] NNTTA 74.
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