An Aboriginal flag is seen through the crowd at the "Stop Black Deaths In Custody" march in Perth, Australia on Oct. 7, 2023. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images
The Western Australian state government is preparing legislation that will transfer an estate called the Aboriginal Lands Trust into private ownership.
Currently, the land is administered by a statutory body established more than 50 years ago when church missions closed.
Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
