Minister-turned-lobbyist Ian Macfarlane says mines need protection from native title

Macfarlane urges MPs to pass legislation to protect land use agreements as Indigenous leaders call for consultation

The former federal resources minister Ian Macfarlane has said the majority of 126 mining projects under Indigenous land use agreements could be shut down pending renegotiations following a federal court ruling on native title.

His comments come after a federal court ruling in the McGlade native title case found that an Indigenous land use agreement (Ilua) was invalid because not all Indigenous representatives had signed it.