On 12 December 2007 the Federal Court of Australia made a consent determination recognising the Ngadjon-Jii People’s native title rights over 13,287 ha of land and waters approximately 47 km south of Cairns in far north Queensland.

On 9 December 2007 the Federal Court of Australia made a consent determination recognising the Eastern Kuku Yalanji People’s native title rights and interests over 126,900 ha of land and waters in far north Queensland.

On 29 November 2007 the Federal Court of Australia made a consent determination recognising the Githabul People’s native title rights and interests over 1120 sq km in nine national parks and 13 state forests in northern New South Wales.

On 3 September the Federal Court of Australia made a consent determination recognising the Patta Warumungu People’s native title rights over sections of land in the town of Tennant Creek, in the Northern Territory.

On 26 July 2007 the Federal Court of Australia recognised the Strathgordon Mob’s exclusive native title rights and interests over the Strathgordon Pastoral Lease, located 415km north-west of Cairns and 56km east of Pormpuraaw, in far north Queensland.

The Federal Court of Australia made two consent determinations on 30 March 2007 recognising the Gunditjmara People’s non-exclusive native title rights and interests over the majority of 140,000 hectares of vacant Crown land, national parks, reserves, rivers, creeks and sea north-west of Warrnambool in Victoria’s western district. This outcome marks Australia’s 100th registered native title determination.

The Yankunytjatjara/Antakirinja native title determination was officially recognised by the Federal Court under a marquee in the remote town of Marla, 1000km north of Adelaide, at the end of August 2006. The determination was the 88th to be registered by the National Native Title Tribunal but the first in South Australia to be settled with the agreement of all parties. The determination coincided with indigenous land use agreements over seven pastroal stations affected by the native title claim.

The Federal Court of Australia made a consent determination on 24 April 2006 recognising the Mandingalbay Yidinji People’s native title rights in sections of Grey Peaks National Park, Malbon Thompson Forest Reserve, Giangurra Reserve and in certain lots adjacent to Trinity Inlet and Red Bank Creek near Cairns in far north Queensland.

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The Federal Court of Australia made a consent determination recognising the Western Yalanji People's non-exclusive native title rights over a pastoral property in far north Queensland on 17 February 2006. Under the determination and associated agreements, the Western Yalanji People will exercise their rights to carry out their traditional customs and activities in cooperation with other people and organisations who have interests in the area. The area is approximately 120 km north-west of Cairns and 70 km west of Mt Carbine and settles the question of native title on this area.

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These native title determinations marked a turning point in Victoria because they were the first to be made by agreement or consent. A consent determination was able to be reached because all parties agreed, through mediation, that the native title claimants have native title rights and interests over part of the area they claimed.

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The Djabugay People's consent determination on 17 December 2004, that native title exists in the Barron Gorge National Park, was the first to be made over a national park in Queensland without litigation. The park is situated near Cairns in Far North Queensland and covers about 2,800 hectares. It is important to note that the recognition of native title over the Barron Gorge National Park does not mean other people cannot access or use it. The interests of the general public and others have been recognised and protected in the determination.

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