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More than 1,000 rally at WA Parliament House calling for Kimberley fracking ban
More than 1,000 people gathered at Western Australia's Parliament House on Tuesd...
Phoebe Solon 22 Oct 2026
Djarindjin on board for industry expansion
The Indigenous owner of the only airport in the Southern Hemishphere which opera...
David Prestipino 12 Oct 2026
Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation, Rio Tinto partner to support Indigenous languages
The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation and Rio Tinto have announced a n...
Callan Morse 22 Sep 2026
Chinese miner pays exorbitant price to take control of PNG mines
A Chinese state-backed company has spent more than $A1 billion to acquire the mi...
Andrew Mathieson 22 Sep 2026
Fortescue to appeal $150m Yindjibarndi Native Title payout
Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's Fortescue has become the latest party to appeal Austra...
Dechlan Brennan 16 Sep 2026
Milestone agreement signed for copper-gold mine on Nyangumarta Country

Nyangumarta Warrarn Aboriginal Corporation (NWAC) and Rio Tinto have signed a Project Agreement for the proposed Winu copper-gold mine on Nyangumarta Country in north-west Western Australia, marking a...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 11, 2026
Aboriginal corporation calls for pause in Tasmanian sand mine proposal

Regional Aboriginal communities in Tasmania are calling on the Dorset Council to reject a development application which would see 770 hectares of the state's North-East coastline mined over the next 4...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 10, 2026
US, NZ to fund Cook Islands port for deep sea mining

The US and New Zealand will jointly fund a port development in the Cook Islands that's expected to pave the way for deep sea mining. The $US60 million ($A84 million) project is both a rebuke to China'...

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Ben McKay (AAP) Sep 1, 2026
Reciprocal benefit in partnership between Aboriginal corporation and Tasmanian wind farm

An Tasmanian Aboriginal corporation and a remote wind farm have formalised access to a parcel of culturally significant land, with a long-term vision of the freehold title being returned to Tasmanian...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 25, 2026
Ditching diesel could save Pacific nations almost $1b

Australia's Pacific neighbours could save almost $1 billion a year by swapping fossil fuel imports for renewable energy - and cover the cost of the transition in just over a decade.

'Leaving no one behind': Network gathers to share, learn and look ahead at First Nations Clean Energy Symposium

With thousands of kilometres of power transition lines needed across the Australian continent, on Indigenous land, our people can and should play a strong role in the process, First Nations Clean Ener...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 21, 2026
BHP partnership delivers $1 million boost to Pilbara schools

Thousands of students across Western Australia's Pilbara, including a significant number of Indigenous students, will soon have access to improved learning and play spaces through a partnership betwee...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 4, 2026
Miners urged to 'just say yes' to Indigenous workers

"Just say yes."That was the callout to Australia's company leaders at the start of the annual Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie on Monday.

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