May 28, 2026 – 4.00pmFortescue got off lightly when a court ordered it to pay $150 million to a native title group earlier this month, according to former federal resources minister Ian Macfarlane.The comments came as former Rio Tinto Australia managing director Kellie Parker said the 20-year dispute between Fortescue and the Yindjibarndi suggested the miner had not listened to the native title group.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Fortescue should be ‘held to account’ over 20-year native title fight
Ian Macfarlane and ex-Rio Australia boss Kellie Parker say the long battle between the miner and the Yindjibarndi suggest it has not listened to the native title group.
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