The conference program is designed around ten conference themes:

- Native title and agreement making
- What does native title mean for native title holders
- National approach to native title policy
- Alternative funding models for greater Indigenous autonomy
- Keeping native title out of court: implications of recent decisions
- Compensation/ Extinguishment/ Settlement
- Mediating community disputes and healing community trauma
- Native title decision making and good governance
- The need for an integrated approach to indigenous aspirations
- Native title in practise

These themes encapsulate the critical issues that have emerged from eleven years of High Court decisions and ten years of the Native Title Act. The themes look to position of native title within the broader struggle for the recognition of Indigenous ownership of lands, waters and resources. They also seek to provide practical tools for the daily challenges of operating under the native title regime - – mediation, practise, and governance.

The social program will commence with a:

Welcome to Country Ceremony
Monday 2 June 4:30-7:30pm

A welcome to country ceremony will be held on the banks of the Todd River opposite the convention centre, on the Monday evening (weather permitting).

Conference Dinner
To conclude and celebrate the conference we will enjoy a formal dinner. Dinner is included in your registration fees.