Queensland Government Reverses Stance on Native Title Claims

Queensland government backflips on plan to contest all native title claims

The policy reversal came after a federal court judge asked the government to explain why it had stopped negotiating with Cape York traditional owners Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Queensland government has made an 11th hour backflip on a secret policy to contest every new native title claim in court, on the eve of being hauled before the federal court to explain themselves. But the Liberal National par...

By Andrew Messenger