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PoliticsNow: Yunupingu wins historic native title battle in Federal Court

A week after he was farewelled at a moving ceremony, Federal Court finds in favour of the late Gumatj clan leader's claim that the Commonwealth acquired his people's land without consent for mining operations.

Paige TaylorPaige Taylor
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4:57AMMay 22, 2023.
Updated 7:38PMMay 22, 2023
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The late Gumatj clan leader Yunupingu. Picture: Supplied
The late Gumatj clan leader Yunupingu. Picture: Supplied

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Paige Taylor
Paige TaylorIndigenous Affairs Correspondent, WA Bureau Chief

Paige Taylor is from the West Australian goldmining town of Kalgoorlie and went to school all over the place including Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory and Sydney's north shore. She has been a reporter since 1996. She started as a cadet at the Albany Advertiser on WA's south coast then worked at Post Newspapers in Perth before joining The Australian in 2004. She is a three time Walkley finalist and has won more than 20 WA Media Awards including the Daily News Centenary Prize for WA Journalist of the Year three times.

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