Right now, courts across Australia are grappling with a difficult legal question. How do you put a dollar value on the cultural and spiritual harm done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples when their Country has been damaged or taken away?
In February, the Federal Court awarded the Gudanji, Yanyuwa, and Yanyuwa-Marra Traditional Owners A$54 million for “intergenerational and enduring” cultural and spiritual loss caused by the expansion of the McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory.
