The policy reversal came after a Federal Court judge asked the government to explain why it had stopped negotiating with Cape York traditional owners Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Queensland government has made an 11th hour backflip on a secret policy to contest every new native title claim in court, on the eve of being hauled before the Federal Court to explain themselves. But the Liberal National party’s position appears to still be unclear after Queensland natural resources minister, Dale Last, doubled down on contesting native title in a statement to Australia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="329" data-entity-type="organization">Guardian Australia on Tuesday. Continue reading...
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TUE · 2026-03-17 · 04:57 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0317-25214
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Queensland government backflips on plan to contest all native title claims
The Queensland government has reversed its policy of contesting all new native title claims in court. This decision came shortly before the government was scheduled to appear in federal court to explain why it ceased negotiations with Cape York traditional owners.
Andrew MessengerThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-03-17 · 04:57 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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The Queensland government has reversed its policy of contesting all new native title claims in court. This decision came shortly before the government was scheduled to appear in federal court to explain why it ceased negotiations with Cape York traditional owners. The policy reversal was made public on Tuesday. However, the Liberal National party's position remains unclear, as Queensland's natural resources minister, Dale Last, reaffirmed the intention to contest native title claims in a statement. The reason for the initial policy and the subsequent backflip have not been fully explained.
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Dale Last doubled down on contesting native title in a statement to Guardian Australia on Tuesday.
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The policy reversal came after a federal court judge asked the government to explain why it had stopped negotiating with Cape York traditional owners.
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Queensland government backflipped on a secret policy to contest every new native title claim in court.
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Liberal National party’s position appears to still be unclear.
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