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We produce issues and discussion papers which provide an in-depth analysis of emerging and contemporary issues. All papers are independently peer reviewed.

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Comprehensive Settlement: Heads of Agreement

Dr Tran Tran, Mia Stone, Lilli Ireland, Kieren Murray

Comprehensive settlement agreements have emerged as a key tool in the negotiation and navigation of Indigenous-state relations in settler colonial countries, including somewhat recently in Australia.
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Compensation Claims Post-Griffiths

Michael Allbrook, David Reger

A new wave of compensation cases are consolidating and testing findings in the wake of the landmark High Court decision of Northern Territory v Mr A. Griffiths (deceased) and Lorraine Jones on behalf of the Ngaliwurru and Nungali Peoples.
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What do young fellas reckon? Exploring the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in native title

Bhiamie Williamson, Stacey Little

Registered native title bodies corporate (PBCs) are responsible for protecting and managing native title rights and interests on behalf of the native title group.
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(Re)defining Indigenous Intangible Cultural Heritage

Dr Tran Tran, Clare Barcham

Indigenous knowledges cannot be broken down into components that are measurable, ownable and owned.
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Native Title Anthropology after the Timber Creek Decision

Pamela Faye McGrath

In August 2016, the traditional owners of Timber Creek in the Northern Territory, the Ngaliwurru and Nungali peoples, were awarded over $3.3 million for the loss of their native title rights.
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Wearing two hats: The conflicting governance roles of native title corporations and community/shire councils in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community governance can be greatly impacted by the nature of the land tenure held or managed by the community. 
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Reflections on a native title anthropology field school

Andrew McWilliam, Jodi Neale

An account of new ideas and approaches for teaching native title anthropology.
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Gender and generation in native title: Director demographics and the future of prescribed bodies corporate

Geoff Buchanan

While gender and age are often noted as being important dimensions of Indigenous leadership and governance, they have rarely been examined in detail. This paper focuses specifically on the gender and age of directors on the boards of prescribed
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Black and green revisited: Understanding the relationship between Indigenous and environmental political formations

David Ritter

This paper re-visits the supposed rift and complexities between environmentalists and indigenous people — 'green' and 'black', both internationally and in Australia. The author writes about Greenpeace's international experience of working with
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In the Native Title 'hot tub': expert conferences and concurrent expert evidence in Native Title

Tina Jowett, Vance Hughston SC

Explore how expert conference and concurrent evidence can greatly reduce the hearing times and costs of Native Title proceedings. It discusses the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people in four recent cases.
Last updated: 05 May 2021