The High Court will decide a case brought by the late Gumatj clan leader Yunupingu over the Gove bauxite mine this year, a decision that could lead to the next wave of native title claims over ‘dreaming’ sites.
Yunupingu v The Commonwealth is already being hailed as the third great land rights case – after Mabo (1992) and Timber Creek (2019) – and is estimated to be worth $700 million.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com