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TUE, 22 SEPT · 78 ITEMS
"Indigenous group reacts to NSW land law change as 'regression' creating new barrier to claims" — ABC News Australia (Top) · Australia
The New South Wales parliament has passed an amendment to the law that allows transfer of government land into Indigenous ownership, and the change creates a new barrier to . The NSW Aboriginal Land Council, the peak representative body, has publicly condemned the amendment as a 'regression' and 'very disappointing,' signaling that the new legal hurdle will make it harder for Indigenous communities to secure land rights.
The claim is solid, based on reporting from ABC News Australia, which directly quotes the NSW Aboriginal Land Council's reaction. The primary source is the ABC's news article and the parliamentary amendment itself, though the specific details of the new barrier are not fully detailed in the available snippets.
This is genuinely new, as the amendment passed within the last day, per the ABC article dated September 16, 2026.