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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Andrew Messenger

What does the recognition of the Kabi Kabi people as Sunshine Coast native title holders mean?

Aerial view of Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast
Noosa is among the areas covered in the Kabi Kabi people’s native title win over large parts of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Photograph: Peter Harrison/Getty Images

On Monday, the federal court found the Kabi Kabi people are and always have been the traditional owners of what is now the Sunshine Coast and formally recognised them as native title holders.

It is a groundbreaking determination in a number of ways, covering about 365,345 hectares of land and water. But it is just the first of three stages of a larger claim, including an area around Caboolture.

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