From the Daintree in the north to lutruwita (Tasmania) in the south, always was, always will be Aboriginal land. And last week the Queensland and Tasmanian governments had the opportunity to hand back control to traditional owners.

At a ceremony north of Wujal Wujal, the Queensland Government signed an agreement to hand back four national parks, including the World Heritage-listed Daintree, to traditional owners. More than 160,000 hectares of land will be jointly managed before a full handover is made to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people…