Native title win for Millewa-Mallee First Nations peoples in Victoria after decades-long fight
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6YQT8)
Historic decision in Australia's federal court gives traditional owners in state's north-west the right to control access to their country
After a difficult journey spanning more than two decades, traditional owners say they've weathered the storm" to finally have their native title rights recognised.
The federal court on Friday awarded the historic native title determination to the Indigenous peoples of the Millewa-Mallee from north-west Victoria, for the first time granting exclusive native title rights in the state.
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