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Future of NSW Indigenous fishing prosecutions under pressure after abalone case collapses

A major court case targeting Indigenous cultural fishers on the NSW South Coast has collapsed, prompting renewed calls for the state government to stop prosecuting native title holders for cultural fishing activities. The prosecution involved seven men, including six native title claimants, who faced allegations of illegally trafficking thousands of blacklip abalone after a six-month […]