Native Title Claim Over 25,000 Square Kilometres Back On, After Rare Court Ban

The claim was rejected last year and any further claims blocked.An Australian government map shows the area being claimed. Screenshot12/5/2025|Updated: 12/5/2025A Native Title claim in Central Queensland has been allowed to restart a year after a Federal Court judge issued a rare order not only dismissing the claim, but blocking any further claims.In April 2024, the Gaangalu people applied for exclusive and non-exclusive Native Title over more than 25,000 kilometres of land and waters west and south-west of Rockhampton.Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.Author’s Selected Articles