Aboriginal Groups Win Legal Fight for 7,500 Kilometres of Land

Representatives of the Barada, Kabalbara, and Yetimarala Peoples have fought the case for 10 years.

A 'Yes' street mural painted by muralist Tom Civil in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 2, 2023. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

The Indigenous people of central Queensland have been awarded title over their ancestral land after a Federal Court ruling.

Three groups, the Barada, Kabalbara and Yetimarala Peoples now have the right to “possess, occupy, use and enjoy the lands and waters” of the vast 7,512 square kilometre (4667 square miles) plot of land.