MEDIA RELEASE 8 June 2017 Responding to reports that Labor has come to an agreement with the Turnbull government which will see passage of the contentious Native Title Bill in the Senate next week, Traditional Owners fighting Adani’s mine are calling on Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to outline what consultation has occurred with Indigenous people […]
MEDIA RELEASE – 6 June 2017 Federal Court sets date for W&J litigation against Adani’s sham ILUA for March 2018 Native Title Bill still to pass, but won’t stop court action On the day the Federal Court sets a hearing date for Traditional Owners fighting Adani’s proposed coal mine, the Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) Traditional […]
Traditional Owners fighting Adani appalled at improper political interference The Attorney General, George Brandis, has intervened in a Federal Court hearing in which the Traditional Owners fighting Adani’s proposed coal mine are seeking to strike out a fake agreement Adani claims to have for the mine to proceed. Senator Brandis’ intervention follows his second failure […]
Traditional Owners fighting Adani heartened by Senate’s defence of native title, deferred vote on changes Despite the Prime Minister recently reassuring billionaire Gautam Adani that he will ‘fix’ native title laws to enable Adani’s controversial mine to go ahead, the Turnbull Government failed in the Senate again today, with its Native Title Amendment Bill being pushed […]
Traditional Owners call on Labor, Greens and Xenophon Senators to hold fast against Govt push on native title vote The Government and the mining lobby are working furiously to overturn the resolve of Labor, the Greens and the Xenophon party, and to bring on a vote this afternoon in the Senate, despite losing a motion […]
MEDIA RELEASE 9 May 2017 Proper consultation with Indigenous Leaders needed Adani shouldn’t determine Native Title reform agenda The Attorney General George Brandis has cut corners and conducted a shabby consultation process on the Native Title Bill to be debated in the Senate this Wednesday, failing to include Traditional Owners across Australia, say Wangan and […]
Members of the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Council say there is nothing in today’s court decision on the Native Title Act Section 66B application that will stop them in their fight against Adani in the courts. Senior spokesperson for the Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) Traditional Owners Council, and member of the existing Applicant, […]
MEDIA RELEASE – 11 April 2017 The Turnbull government is willing to sacrifice Aboriginal people’s rights in pursuit of a deal with Adani for its proposed coal megamine, sanctioning the destruction of the lands and waters of the Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) traditional owners. The Prime Minister has courted Gautam Adani with the offer of ‘fixing […]
MEDIA RELEASE – 31 March 2017 The Federal Government should stop pandering to Adani and the minerals councils and get Native Title reform right, say Traditional Owners opposed to the Carmichael coal mine. The Turnbull Government failed to push through its controversial Native Title Bill by the end of the Parliamentary sitting, despite the Labor […]
MEDIA RELEASE 21 March 2017 Senate Inquiry report tabled: Labor support for Native Title Bill profoundly disappointing Labor abandons support for Aboriginal land rights Major parties clear way for Adani to ignore Indigenous objections to Adani coal mine Wangan and Jagalingou to meet with UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples Rights to express concern […]
