Tribunal rules NSW government can lease culturally significant land to Santos

Gomeroi rejects Tribunal’s approval of Santos gas project in Pilliga

Polly Cutmore, a Traditional Gomeroi Owner, has rejected the Native Title Tribunal’s findings that the NSW government can lease the Pilliga Forest for its 850 coal seam gas mining project. Kerry Smith reports.

Tribunal rules NSW government can lease culturally significant land to Santos

Traditional landowner Polly Cutmore says a decision by the National Native Title Tribunal to allow the New South Wales government to lease land to Santos for gas extraction is devastating.

Businessman wins Sangre Grande land dispute on appeal - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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First Nations' land rights extinguished by Court in favour of multinational’s right to mine gas: Unions vow to back bight ‘whatever the cost’

MEDIA RELEASE   20 MAY 2025   First Nations' land rights extinguished by Court in favour of multinational’s right to mine gas: Unions vow to back bight ‘whatever the cost’    Today, the Native Title Tribunal cleared the way for multinational mining behemoth Santos to commence mining the Pilliga Forest for gas in the face of opposition from Traditional Owners, the Gomeroi people.   For nearly a decade Gomeroi Traditional Owners ha…