Amy McQuire speaks to Kate Galloway, a legal academic at James Cook University in Cairns, who specialises in property law. We discuss the current framing of native title reform around property rights and economic development, and what that means in an Aboriginal terms of reference. We also talk about the need for a human rights-based approach to native title following on from the enduring controversy around the Adani mega coal mine on the Galilee Basin.
We also talk about the current political environment around land tenure reform in the context of the recently-released White Paper for Northern Development. We end with the call for treaty. You can find out more on Kate’s blog – click here.