Only the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales have a formal claims process. In Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria, Aboriginal land trusts have been established to acquire, manage and use land for the benefit of Aboriginal people.
By 1911 the Northern Territory and every State except Tasmania had `protectionist legislation' giving the Chief Protector or Protection Board extensive power to control Indigenous people.
In 2022, an estimated 33% of Indigenous Australians (297,400 people) live in New South Wales and 28% (252,700 people) in Queensland (Figure 2). The Northern Territory has the highest proportion of Indigenous residents among its population – an estimated 32% (79,000 people) in 2022 (Figure 2).
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' rights and interests in land are formally recognised over around 50 per cent of Australia's land mass.
The Land Rights Act provides for the grant of inalienable freehold title for Aboriginal land. Inalienable freehold title means that the land cannot be bought, acquired or mortgaged. Notwithstanding, certain interests that are granted, such as leases, can be mortgaged or used as collateral for a loan.
The person who holds the most land in this pastoral-lease data, by far, is the Western Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart, who controls 9.2m hectares, or 1.2% of Australia's landmass, through three different corporate entities. The biggest corporate landholder is the ASX-listed Australian Agricultural Company.
There are some amounts don't need to be include as income in your tax return. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Indigenous holding entities don't need to pay income tax or capital gains tax on native title payments or benefits.
One Nation NSW has proposed to abolish self-identification and introduce a “new system” relying on DNA ancestry testing with a result requiring a finding of at least 25 per cent "Indigenous" before First Nations identification is accepted.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the first peoples of Australia, meaning they were here for thousands of years prior to colonisation.
Between 2014–15 and 2018–19, after adjusting for inflation, the median gross weekly personal income for Indigenous Australians aged 18 and over fell by 5.6%, from $518 to $489 (Figure 1).
One-third (32.7%) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in NSW lived in Greater Sydney in 2021.
New South Wales is the most populous state of Australia, while Tasmania is the least populous state.
Only Victoria has a Charter of Rights. Only the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland have Human Rights Acts. All states and territories have anti-discrimination and / or equal opportunities legislation.
The Stolen Generations refers to a period in Australia's history where Aboriginal children were removed from their families through government policies. This happened from the mid-1800s to the 1970s.
It is very likely that any treaty involves agreements with business, local governments, local councils, state and federal governments. Because of the huge implications for Australian politics and law, governments refused to enter serious talks, making a national treaty very unlikely in the near future.
It is true that there has been, historically, a small number of claims that there were people in Australia before Australian Aborigines, but these claims have all been refuted and are no longer widely debated.
Until the early 19th century, Australia was best known as New Holland, a name first applied by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1644 (as Nieuw-Holland ) and subsequently anglicised.
After Dutch navigators charted the northern, western and southern coasts of Australia during the 17th Century this newly found continent became known as 'New Holland'.
It seems mapping your DNA is all the rage, from family history research to crime scene forensics. But for Australian Aboriginal people, or those searching their family tree, a DNA test will not necessarily give you confirmation of an indigenous Australian heritage.
However, Dr Misty Jenkins, who leads the Division of Immunology lab at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, said the ability to test DNA for Aboriginal genealogy does not exist.
Family History Search
The search function allows unrestricted searching, with no identification required for Births over 100 years ago; Deaths over 30 years ago; Marriages over 50 years ago.
If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian, you can access Medicare services that meet your needs. Including the: Medicare Safety Net. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)