One other part of the system which Leanne particularly wanted to talk about was in the post‑determination period and was regarding the governance and accountability mechanisms associated with Aboriginal Corporations under ORIC. Leanne described a situation in which several Aboriginal Corporations were involved in land use agreements with a mining company which were made before the native title determination and therefore before the PBC had been established. Leanne made serious allegations associated with the way the royalties were being administered. She told us that as a result of one person’s actions, the members of one organisation have not received years’ worth of payments. Leanne told us that she and others had raised these allegations with ORIC but at the time of her interview, 18 months after that ORIC complaint, ORIC were yet to take any action, despite Leanne following up regularly. Leanne said she had also tried to involve the Queensland Police, but the Police said they were unable to investigate as ORIC was already involved. Leanne explained that while the community waited for ORIC to take action, another Aboriginal Corporation had been subsidising costs for those who had not been receiving payments. Leanne described how this included payments for critical expenses like transport to hospital in Cairns. As a result, Leanne said the whole community is suffering financially and the resulting disharmony is significant. At the time of publication, almost three years after her original interview, Leanne advised that they were still waiting for ORIC to help them in relation to the governance concerns regarding the corporation in issue. Additionally, her people were engaged in ‘another battle’ for the other part of her Country, regarding which there are disputes with two other peoples. Leanne reflected on the extent of the work involved in establishing connection under native title and how little in terms of traditional rights are actually gained as a result of that energy and effort: ‘it’s so wrong on every level.’ 82 Women in Native Title: Native Title Report 2024