Yindjibarndi traditional landowners will appeal the amount of compensation awarded by the Federal Court over Fortescue’s destruction of their land.
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Traditional landowners at the centre of a decades-long dispute with billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue have vowed to appeal a record $150 million compensation payout awarded by the Federal Court.
The Yindjibarndi traditional landowners on Thursday confirmed they would lodge an appeal over the amount of money awarded to the group in May this year over widespread damage by Fortescue to their land.
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Yindjibarndi native title holders have voted to continue their decades-long legal battle with mining billionaire Andrew Forrest.
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The Yindjibarndi people had sought A$1.8bn compensation for cultural damage and economic loss.
