Article By Tee Mitchell, published by NITV

Hundreds of people have marched from Sydney’s Hyde Park to state parliament to oppose legislation Aboriginal land councils argue will erode the state’s land rights.

The proposed amendments to crown lands legislation were originally introduced to parliament in March, but were shelved after significant community backlash.

“They’re changing the Crown Lands Act, but in fact the big loser is going to be Aboriginal land rights in New South Wales,” said Dr Raymond Kelly, the chair of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) and a Dhangatti/Gumbayngirr man.