The High Court ruled that the pastoral leases at issue did not necessarily extinguish native title. Indigenous and pastoral rights could coexist, with lease rights prevailing where inconsistent. The decision challenged the assumption that a colonial land grant automatically erased all pre-existing Indigenous relationships with the land.
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What did the Wik judgment say about the pastoral leases at issue?
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The judgment allowed for coexistence of rights, with pastoral rights prevailing where the rights were inconsistent.
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