Court upholds ruling against commonwealth that Gumatj clan’s land was not acquired ‘on just terms’, in case first brought by renowned land rights activist
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Traditional owners say justice has been served for their people as the high court dismissed a commonwealth appeal in a landmark compensation case.
The commonwealth lost the high court battle over whether it may be liable for up to $700m in compensation for bauxite mining at Gove in north-east Arnhem Land.
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