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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Adeshola Ore

Property donated by family of John Clarke embroiled in Victorian First Nations dispute

File photo of Phillip Island, Australia
File photo of Phillip Island. A handover of land from the estate of John Clarke to Bunurong Land Council was initially scheduled for Friday. Photograph: Alexandra Nielsen/The Guardian

A property donated by the family of renowned satirist and comedian John Clarke has become embroiled in a long-running dispute between two First Nations groups in Victoria.

The land on Phillip Island, about 120km south-east of Melbourne, was donated by Clarke’s widow, Helen McDonald, to conservation group Trust for Nature after his death in 2017.

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