Author: Paul Cleary
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Court rejects Fortescue group in Solomon native title fight
The Australian On Tuesday, the Federal Court’s Justice Neil McKerracher sided with the original claimant group, the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, after declaring that its meeting last year to remove members of the FMG-backed group from its claim was “entirely professional, balanced and careful”. The Federal Court has ruled against an Aboriginal group that Fortescue Metals…
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Gas boom won’t keep the home fires burning
The Australian For millions of east coast gas consumers, it may even be a case of cold showers and camp ovens. AUSTRALIA is about to become an extreme case of the paradox of plenty — a gas-rich country that cannot supply its domestic needs. And the response so far from state and federal government is…