How will Indigenous people be compensated for lost native title rights? The High Court will soon decide
- Written by William Isdale, Postgraduate Research Student, T.C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
Today, the High Court of Australia will begin hearing the most significant case concerning Indigenous land rights since the Mabo and Wik native title cases in the 1990s.
For the first time, the High Court will consider how to approach the question of compensation for the loss of traditional land rights. The decision will have huge implications for...