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Native title fishers launch class action against state

Wally Stewart says prosecuting Aboriginal people for catching seafood has destroyed lives. (HANDOUT/JOONGA)

When Yuin elder Kevin Mason, from the NSW South Coast, was jailed after being prosecuted by NSW Fisheries, he lost his eligibility for social housing, so he and his family became homeless.

Mr Mason is one of the lead applicants in a class action filed by litigators JGA Saddler against the state of NSW on behalf of NSW South Coast Native Title claim holders who have been prosecuted for exercising their cultural fishing practices. 

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