15 October 2006

Australian Aboriginals Win Claim to Perth

For those of you who did not read this news when it was announced in the international media about three weeks ago, the Noongar Aboriginal people of Western Australia were affirmed as holding title to a substantial part of Western Australia, including the city of Perth. You can read the actual case of Bennell v. State of Western Australia (2006) FCA 1243 at: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/
cth/federal_ct/2006/1243.html
.

For more news coverage from Australia concerning this landmark claim, see:
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2006/s1745735.htm

and

"Australian PM Concerned Over Perth Native Title Claim" at:

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060920/1/43jxo.html.

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