1.  There are indeed cases of leaders of aboriginal groups offering to pay yasak.

2.  The existence of terra nullius was widely considered by Aboriginal groups to be a huge obstacle in the pursuit of land claims.

3.  Aboriginal groups must register their claims with the tribunal to be able to negotiate over mining leases.

4.  He said Aboriginal groups were proposing a moratorium on new native title claims while regional agreements were negotiated over three to five years.

5.  One Aboriginal group, the Nyungah Circle of Elders, from Perth in Western Australia, has urged Aboriginal athletes to boycott the Olympic games.

6.  RTZ-CRA said it hoped that fresh negotiations with Aboriginal groups will result in necessary mining leases and project approvals being obtained quickly.

7.  Several private environmental groups said that while a few sperm whales have been hunted sporadically by aboriginal groups around the world, this would be the first large-scale harvest.

8.  Talks over compensation to Aboriginal groups will now go into arbitration, which could take more than six months.

9.  That was conditional on agreement with Aboriginal groups.

10.  Tilmouth and other Aboriginal leaders said regional agreements negotiated between miners, farmers and Aboriginal groups would reflect local conditions.