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The indigenous land rights, have changed a lot since 1960 - 1970, back in 1960-19670 indigenous land rights were a joke because no one cared about the indigenous land. The aboriginal's had to fight for the right to even speak up and get listen to let alone fight for the land they called home, now days fighting for aboriginal rights isn't as hard to do. Back in the day.  Prime minister Gough Whitlam, did so much Aborigines still and always will acknowledge Gough Whitlam as the father of land rights in Australia.
At the time Whitlam came to power in 1972, Aborigines in northeast Arnhem Land were reeling from the 1971 Milirrpum v Nabalco case in the Northern Territory Supreme Court, which found that they had no sovereign rights to their land. He told him: “Vincent Lingiari, I solemnly hand to you these deeds as proof in Australian law that these lands belong to the Gurindji people, and I put into your hands part of the earth as a sign that this land will be the possession of you and your children forever.”

Whitlam had by then drafted the Aboriginal Land Rights Act, though would be overthrown before it became law. His successor, Malcolm Fraser, passed the legislation almost unchanged, knowing that the time for recognition had come.

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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/timeline-indigenous-rights-movement

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The Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (ALRA)

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The Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (ALRA)

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Aboriginal Land Councils, the ALRA in NSW can claim land as compensation for historic dispossession of land and to support Aboriginal communities’ social and economic development .

The right to claim land was introduced in 1983 when the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (ALRA) became law in NSW.

The ALRA recognises the traditional ownership and occupation of the land by Aboriginal peoples and the importance of their connection to land. This means the ALRA recognises the spiritual, social, cultural and economic importance of land to the state’s Aboriginal peoples.

The purposes of the ALRA are set out in section 3:

To provide land rights for Aboriginal persons in New South Wales

To provide for representative Aboriginal Land Councils in New South Wales

To vest land in those Councils

To provide for the acquisition of land, and the management of land and other assets and investments, by or for those Councils and the allocation of funds to and by those Councils

To provide for the provision of community benefit schemes by or on behalf of those Councils

https://www.aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au/land-rights/alra

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The Northern Territory Land Rights Act, the land right bill was introduced on the 16th of October 1976 under the act, more than 50% of the Northern Territory was returned to the traditional aboriginal owners of the land.

Source: https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/land/northern-territory-nt-land-rights-act#ixzz5MPwFQoyl

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In the 1960s, mining occurred on Aboriginal reserves and on Aboriginal land without any consultation or negotiation with Aboriginal people. But in 1966 the issue of land rights was placed firmly into the national spotlight.

Source: https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/land/aboriginal-land-rights#ixzz5MJy99JZi

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The difference between land rights and native legislation.

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The difference between land rights and native legislation.

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People get mixed up between Native title legislation and land rights. Native title legislation is about recognising Aboriginal peoples' connection and rights to land and water.  However, Land rights legislation is about compensating Aboriginal people for past dispossession, dislocation and removal of land.                                         Source:       https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/land/aboriginal-land-rights#ixzz5MJvKvX3e

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Australian land rights for indigenous people.

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Australian land rights for indigenous people.

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Aboriginal land rights in Australia is the return of lands to the Indigenous Australians of which owned the land, by the Commonwealth, state or territory governments of Australia based on recognition of dispossession.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_land_rights_in_Australia