Indigenous claims to end under One Nation policy

Indigenous land or heritage claims such as those threatening Mount Panorama at Bathurst will be halted, and all existing claims reviewed as part of One Nation's policy to achieve equal rights and treatment for all Australians, regardless of race.

One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson said the claim on McPhillamy Park at Bathurst was a contrived farce and should be immediately rejected.

"The Aboriginal corporation making the claim has been trying to make the location—home to one of Australia’s most iconic sporting events—a sacred site for years," Senator Hanson said.

"They were successful in hoodwinking Sussan Ley into blocking a go-kart track on the site, and this latest claim is based on them scattering the remains of a former director at the site, after gaining permission from the local council in 2022. It’s a sick joke. It’s a complete farce. It should be immediately rejected."

"Claims for land based on Aboriginal mythology should have no more validity than a claim for land based on the tooth fairy."

"This group and others are trying to lock Australians out of their own country not for genuine cultural or heritage reasons, but out of racist hatred and pure, naked greed. One Nation’s policy will restore equality for all Australians. Equal rights for all citizens, and special rights for none, is the only fair approach to law in a free representative democracy."

"Under our policy, no new submissions will be accepted while all existing claims under native title or cultural heritage laws will be reviewed. We'll amend the Native Title Act to insert a sunset clause. Attempts to rename Australian places with Indigenous words will be rejected. Taxpayers will no longer pay for 'Welcome to Country' ceremonies or similar rituals. An individual's Indigenous heritage will no longer confer any undue advantage in applying for a loan, a job, a course of education, or accessing health services."

"Being Indigenous does not make a person exceptional; being Australian makes a person exceptional."

"Australians overwhelmingly rejected Indigenous exceptionalism at the 2023 referendum. The Albanese Labor government has failed to heed this lesson or accept any responsibility for its failures, including blocking a billion-dollar gold mine in New South Wales due to an Indigenous claim—by the same group threatening Mount Panorama—based on a mythical bee."

"Like bureaucratic red tape and environmental green tape, Indigenous heritage black tape holds our nation hostage only because we let it. One Nation will finally put a stop to it and achieve true equality for all Australians regardless of race."

ENDS