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At the top of Cape York are 2 remote communities, Bamaga and Seisa. Both small towns are only a few kilometres apart and are surrounded by forests. We sat down with Aunty Magdaline Cottas and recorded her life story over a few hours

As we say here at Koala Audiobooks, it's best to play her audio sample on our website here as you will be amazed what she talks about

In a chapter she talks of the short people in the forests can bush you, they can trick you, 

" Oh i been here, but no it's not the same place " - enjoy playing her audio sample as she also sings in Creole what she sings on her sailing boat

We sat on the tip here of Cape York but you have to be careful with Crocodiles going by so we were very aware

Welcome to Native Title Part 1 with the President of the Native Title Tribunal and Native Title Part 2 with a Mediator of the Native Title Tribunal based in the city of Perth in Western Australia

One of the main reasons why we have such an understanding of Native Title Land Laws in Australia is because back in the 1990's over 30 years ago we set up a National News Bulletin with the Native Title Tribunal entitled NTN - Native Title News - We would record the 10 minute news bulletin & then produce it for Community Radio Stations

 It took us over 6 months to book & record these interviews as we had to go through the right process of getting permission from the media officer which included questions.

Thus we then flew to Perth and recorded 2 interviews for Native Title Part 1 & 2 - As we always say here at Koala Audiobooks, it's best to play both audio samples of both ladies in their professions who are experts on land laws involving Native Title

Part 1 - the President explains how England forced it's concept of European Land Laws of a notion called Terra Nullias meaning empty land but Australia had an Indigenous population with their own land laws & customs

Part 2 - a Mediator explains how she mediates between groups such as mining how they can mediate with Indigenous communities for a process of Land Agreements that empower both groups with sustainable livelihoods

Both Native Title stories have been downloaded several times from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland where millionaires live as they get to understand that their homes & land are protected as their Freehold land Extinguishes Native Title under Land Laws

Koala Flash News - How Pharmaceuatical Companies Steal Intellectual Knowledge of Bush Medicines - Popular in Germany with Downloads 

We reveal how Pharmaceuatical companies pay scientists to go into the forests of Brazil & get the trust of traditional people to share intellectual knowledge of bush plants which hold powerful healing properties 

the example in our story is how the company Amrad from Victoria somehow got the Western Australian state government to amend the CALM act to have control of all intellectual property to the states flora & fauna, & thus Amrad got access to the smoke bush & turned certain healing properties in it for eye issues thus the state government & Amrad made profits from the smoke bush by locking out Indigenous people who held the intellectual knowledge for thousands of years 

Koala Blue New 2024

What's New Koala Blue 2025 - You can still pay for and download our Digital Gift Cards for Family & Friends - in Search - Koala Audiobooks Gift Cards - lowest is $10 & highest is $100 but soon we will change it to as low as $5 for 2 stories for family/ friends

Koala Blue New 2024

What's New Koala Blue - Living in New Mapoon - Coming Soon in 2025 - we spend a few days with local people who live in New Mapoon - Here we are in beautiful Cullen Bay where they catch fresh fish but the first few fish they always throw back & thank the sea for food then catch more fish for food for their day cooked fresh on the fire on the beach of Cullen Bay