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Ancestors from two groups have been granted native title on the eastern side of Cape York Peninsula. -AAP Image Traditional Owners have gained recognition of a historically significant native title after a long legal battle. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content Federal Court Chief Justice Debra Mortimer found on Thursday cultural rights had been recognised for five ancestral individuals linked to the Lama Lama People and the Umpila Peoples in far north Queensland.

Shemara Wikramanayake will depart Macquarie Group with company shares worth about $881 million. -AAP GRAPHICS Shareholders in Australia's "millionaires' factory" have backed the pay of its retiring chief executive as she steps down with a vast fortune in the company. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content Macquarie Group chief executive and managing director Shemara Wikramanayake will depart in November with 3.47 million in company shares, worth around $881.6 million.

Firefighters are battling to ​control a rapidly spreading blaze in southwestern France. -EPA More than 10,000 people have fled their homes in southwestern France as a ‌rapidly spreading wildfire scorched through 2000 hectares ‌of land west of the city of Bordeaux.

More than 650,000 people have been affected by heavy rainfall in India's Assam state, -EPA At least 82 people have died after heavy rain across northeastern India, ‌Pakistan and Afghanistan, as flooding caused widespread damage to farmland, ‌infrastructure and public facilities.

Anthony Albanese insists Labor is delivering practical help for Australians during difficult times. -AAP Image Anthony Albanese has issued a call to arms to the Labor faithful to make meaningful change for voters to counter the growing threat of One Nation. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content Hundreds of delegates have converged on Adelaide for the ALP's three-day national conference, which sets out the party's agenda and policy stances.

ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry has quit the cabinet after corruption findings against staff. -AAP Image A territory minister has become the latest politician to be entangled in a scandal with a rogue construction union, following findings that two of her staff engaged in "serious corrupt conduct".

An inquest into a fatal chopper crash has scrutinised operations at Sea World Helicopters -AAP Image A helicopter pilot in a fatal mid-air collision during a theme park scenic flight was likely impaired by cocaine, alcohol and little sleep in the days prior, a coroner has heard.

India's "Cockroach" protests began more than a month ago and show no sign of stopping. -AP Thousands of young protesters have camped on the streets of India's capital New Delhi, defying new restrictions in the latest show of strength for a movement that has become one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

The Burrup Hub project has faced significant opposition from climate protesters. -AAP Image Australia's largest oil and gas company has lost its long-running lawsuit against protesters who set off stench gas at its headquarters. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content Woodside took the case to the Supreme Court of Western Australia to force the Disrupt Burrup Hub campaigners to hand over documents about the planning of the June 2023 incident.

The ASX handed back some early gains after the release of new labour force data for June. -AAP Image Australian shares have reversed most of the session's gains after hotter-than-expected jobs figures and energy supply worries heightened the odds of higher interest rates.