Kurt McIntosh, a Wajarri man, transitioned from a FIFO mining career to leadership at the Wajarri Corporation after reading 'The Audacity of Hope'. He now navigates native title, governance, and cultural responsibilities for 4,000 members across 100,000 sq km, facing challenges like lateral violence.
A historic native title agreement in Western Australia, the South West Native Title Settlement, is being criticized by the Njaki Njaki people. They claim smaller dialect groups are being ignored in consultations for major projects on their traditional land, leading to exclusion from benefits and cultural authority.
Native title holders from eight Aboriginal groups in the Utopia region have been granted native title rights to over 4,000 sq km of their ancestral land north of Alice Springs. The Federal Court determination allows traditional owners to access Country, protect sacred sites, and practice cultural activities.
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has been ordered to hand over the largest native title compensation payout in Australian history. But some say it falls painfully short of what is owed.
A First Nations group on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula says a mining company has bulldozed areas of cultural significance and has started development without a formal agreement with Traditional Owners, but the company says it has "continuously engaged" with the group.
