Aboriginal Corporation Handed Huge Native Title Deal Despite Being in Administration

The Millewa Mallee Aboriginal Corporation was placed under administration due to finance and governance issues.

Ronald 'Ringo' Terrick, an elder the Wurundjeri tribe sits on the steps of Parliment House during Sorry Day May 26, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. Simon Fergusson/Getty Images

Questions have been raised around the capabilities of a group that won a massive Indigenous native title claim in Victoria despite being in administration.

During July, the Victorian Labor government agreed to a native title claim spanning thousands of square kilometres over the state’s north west corner, including the town of Mildura.