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Traditional Owners disturbed by ‘illegal’ action by Adani

MEDIA RELEASE 13 September 2018 Traditional Owners disturbed by allegations of illegal works by Adani Call on Qld Government to prosecute any unlawful activity by Adani’s coal operation Revelations yesterday that Adani Mining may have breached environmental laws while operating on Wangan and Jagalingou country has deeply disturbed Traditional Owners. The Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) […]

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W&J Council takes land rights fight to U.N.

MEDIA RELEASE 3 August 2018 Traditional Owners take land rights fight to U.N. to head off threat of native title extinguishment for Adani Authorised representatives of the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Council, Adrian Burragubba and Murrawah Johnson, have submitted a request to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) for […]

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The Path of resistance – Public Event

The Path of resistance First Nations solidarity and the Wangan & Jagalingou Traditional Owners’ fight for their future   PUBLIC EVENT 6:30 Pm to 8:00 PM, 16th JULY 2018 State Library of Queensland, Auditorium 1, Level 2, Stanley Place, South Brisbane    This public event is hosted by the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Council […]

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High noon in the Galilee

Wangan and Jagalingou law and order By Adrian Burragubba Published as the Prologue to The Coal Truth: The fight to stop Adani, defeat the big polluters and reclaim our democracy, by David Ritter. June 2018 I AM A WANGAN AND JAGALINGOU PERSON. I learnt the ways of my people from my father and my older […]

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Premier Palaszczuk whitewashes our rights for Adani

25th March 2018 While we were in the courtroom on 12 – 14 March, fighting the State of Queensland, Adani Mining, and Qld South Native Title Services (QSNTS), the Queensland Premier authorised an email that was sent to many of our supporters. The Queensland Premier’s response studiously avoided our key demands. That is: Acknowledge that Adani […]

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It’s time the Queensland Government stood up for our rights

Wangan & Jagalingou Traditional Owners Council STATEMENT Delivered at Speakers Corner, Qld Parliament House Brisbane, Thursday 8th March 2018   It’s time the Queensland Government stood up for our rights. We are determined to prevent our land being taken without our consent and to protect our Country and sacred places from destruction. We have never […]

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Traditional Owners opposing Adani hold smoking ceremony at QLD Parl, call on Premier not to extinguish native title

Media Release – 8 March 2018 At a smoking ceremony outside Queensland Parliament today the Wangan & Jagalingou Family Council called on the Queensland government to rule out extinguishing W&J Native Title for Adani, the week before a crucial Wangan & Jagalingou Council’s Federal Court case commences. High quality stills and vision can be made […]