ðə pətˈɪʃənz ɐsˈɜːɾᵻd ðætðə jˈɑːlŋɡuː pˈiːpəl ˈoʊnd lˈænd ˌoʊvɚ wˌɪtʃ ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hæd ɡɹˈæntᵻd mˈaɪnɪŋ ɹˈaɪts tʊ ɐ pɹˈaɪvət kˈʌmpəni, neɪbˈælkoʊ.
The petitions asserted that the Yolngu people owned land over which the federal government had granted mining rights to a private company, Nabalco.