The High Court is in the Northern Territory for the first time in history to hear the Timber Creek native title compensation case.
This will set a precedent about how to calculate native title compensation and is hailed as one of the biggest test cases in indigenous rights since Mabo.
The Ngaliwurru and Nungali peoples are seeking compensation for acts done by the NT Government in the 1980’s and 90’s, including the building of infrastructure and public works.
They were initially awarded $3.3 million in compensation for spiritual harm caused by disconnection with country in 2016, however the Full Federal Court reduced this to $1.3 million.