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Green Iron may be the future but must learn from the past

Is it time to talk about Voluntary Industry Standards Schemes?
Is it time to talk about Voluntary Industry Standards Schemes?

Communal Ownership and Collective Decision Making
Dr Matthew Storey
A key element of collective rights is the nature of the collectivity.
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Arctic Congress Bodø 2024
How Australian and circumpolar Arctic communities are experiencing First Nations rights in the energy sector

Draft Victorian Submission Plan Guidelines
Dr Matthew Storey
Storey & Ward Lawyers Submission on Transmission Plan Guidelines

Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP)
Dr Matthew Storey
What is ICIP and why is it important?

Offshore Oil and Gas in Canada and Norway
Looking towards First Nations rights and benefit sharing

Offshore Wind Declared Areas
Dr Matthew Storey
A brief exploration of the issues for Traditional Owners in offshore wind Declared Areas.
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‘Why doesn’t she just leave?’ Roman divorce as a deterrent to intimate partner violence
Research shows divorce in ancient Rome rarely stopped partner violence, with women pressured to stay in abusive marriages.

The Chagos Islands, the UK and the need for Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance and the Critical Raw Materials Act
The EU Critical Raw Materials Act 2024 has forced industry standard development — but some are better than others.

State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples - Climate Crisis Report
Climate change and its effects are disproportionately experienced by Indigenous Peoples around the world.

IRMA is taking a deep dive into FPIC in mining
Introducing a new IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining '1.0–Supplementary Guidance'.

Working Paper: The EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act — could the ‘Brussels Effect’ help protect Indigenous rights?

A Failure of Praxis: new article from Dr Matthew Storey
Dr Matthew Storey

The Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic)
Dr Matthew Storey
Fourteen Years On: Progress and Challenges of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic)

The right to enjoy cultural heritage and Australian Indigenous cultural heritage legislation
Dr Matthew Storey
2023 article published in the Nordic Journal of Human Rights regarding Australian Indigenous cultural heritage legislation.

In the Shadow of Juukan Gorge: The Parliamentary Inquiry and the Progress of Indigenous Cultural Heritage Legislative Reform
Dr Matthew Storey
This 2023 article considers two of the consequences that flowed from the destruction of Juukan Gorge by Rio Tinto.