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Indigenous traditional owners in northwestern Australia, the Yindjibarndi people, have won a landmark compensation of AUD 150.1 million (approximately USD 96 million) from mining giant Fortescue, owned by billionaire Andrew Forrest, after a court ruled that the company had unlawfully exploited their land, concluding a lengthy legal battle that began in 2017 following the acknowledgment of their exclusive rights to a 2,700 km² area rich in minerals. #IndigenousRights #LandJustice #AustraliaMining #AU

Traditional landowners, the Yindjibarndi people of northwestern Australia, have won a landmark compensation ruling of AUD 150.1 million (approximately USD 2.86 billion) against billionaire Andrew Forrest's mining company, Fortescue, for unauthorized exploitation of their land, marking the largest-ever payment for Indigenous land rights in Australia after a lengthy legal battle that began in 2017. #IndigenousRights #LandJustice #MiningIndustry #AU

Traditional landowners, the Yindjibarndi people, secured a landmark compensation of 150.1 million AUD after a court ruled that billionaire Andrew Forrest's mining company, Fortescue, exploited their land without permission, marking the largest land ownership compensation awarded in Australia and concluding a lengthy legal battle. #IndigenousRights #LandJustice #CulturalHeritage #AU

The Yindjibarndi people of north-western Australia have received a record A$150.1 million payout after a court ruled that billionaire Andrew Forrest's mining company, Fortescue, mined their land without permission, marking the largest native title compensation in Australian history and concluding a lengthy legal battle over economic and cultural losses related to the land. #IndigenousRights #LandJustice #CulturalHeritage #AU

The Yindjibarndi people of north-western Australia have won a historic A$150.1 million compensation payout after a court ruled that billionaire Andrew Forrest's mining company, Fortescue, mined their land without permission, marking the largest native title payout in Australian history following a lengthy legal battle. #IndigenousRights #LandJustice #CourtRuling #AU

The Yindjibarndi people of north-western Australia have been awarded a record A$150.1 million in compensation after a court ruled that Andrew Forrest's mining company, Fortescue, mined their land without permission, marking the largest native title payout in Australian history, although some elders expressed disappointment at the amount compared to the company's vast earnings. #IndigenousRights #LandJustice #CulturalHeritage #AU

Indigenous traditional owners, the Yindjibarndi people, have been awarded a record A$150.1 million payout after a court ruled that billionaire Andrew Forrest’s mining company, Fortescue, mined their land without permission, marking the largest native title compensation in Australia's history yet falling short of the A$1.8 billion they sought for economic and cultural losses. #IndigenousRights #LandJustice #NativeTitle #AU

The Indigenous Yindjibarndi people of north-western Australia have been awarded a record A$150.1 million in a landmark ruling against billionaire Andrew Forrest's mining company, Fortescue, which mined their land without permission, concluding a lengthy legal battle stemming from the firm's extraction of iron ore and its failure to negotiate a land use agreement. #IndigenousRights #LandJustice #NativeTitle #AU