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Andrew Forrest's Fortescue appeals $150m native title compensation By Alistair Bates Fortescue is the third group to appeal against a record Federal Court award of $150.3 million to traditional owners. Both the Yindjibarndi people and the WA government have lodged filings of their own. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/andrew-forrest-fortescue-appeals-native-title-compensation/107127884 #NativeTitle #MiningandMetalsIndustry #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #LandRights #AlistairBates

Calls for end to old-growth logging but environmental groups want more By Jano Gibson A coalition of conservationists, artists and forest industry figures wants an end to old-growth logging in Tasmania but major environmental groups have distanced themselves from the "shared vision statement", saying it does not go far enough. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/forest-congress-calls-for-end-old-growth-logging-tasmania/106922776 #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #IndigenousAustralians #Environment #JanoGibson

'Haven't had a day off all year': PM defends broken festival promise By Ewa Staszewska A year ago the Anthony Albanese vowed to attend the Garma Festival every year for as long as he remained prime minister. Now he says he needs a break. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/anthony-albanese-breaks-garma-festival-promise/106923234 #FederalGovernment #IndigenousAustralians #EwaStaszewska

Shaken staff and an author exodus: how a picture book plunged an acclaimed Australian publisher into a crisis over antisemitism The cancellation of Jazz Money’s children’s book Bila, A River Cycle over comments by the book’s illustrator, Matt Chun, has led to the publisher’s potential collapse On 28 February, University of Queensland Press received an email from one of its authors warning of the publisher’s impending collapse. UQP is one of the most celebrated literary houses in the country – the Australian Book Industry Awards’ small publisher of the year for four of the past five years – and its enviable stable of authors continues to win major awards. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/03/shaken-staff-and-an-author-exodus-how-a-picture-book-plunged-an-acclaimed-australian-publisher-into-a-crisis-over-antisemitism #Publishing #Australianbooks #Australianuniversities #IsraelGazawar #IndigenousAustralians