Aboriginal land councils fear new NSW law will cut amount of land open to traditional owners’ claims

Chair of Indigenous land group says his organisation was not consulted before the bill was introduced in parliament Local Aboriginal land councils in New South Wales say they remain deeply concerned about changes to laws governing crown land which could retrospectively affect land claims.

The state parliament passed the Crown Land Management Amendment bill on Wednesday, despite months of advocacy and opposition from traditional owners who say it will reduce the area available to claim under NSW’s land rights act.

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