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$3 million backs First Nations-led research putting Country at the heart of health
A 100 per cent First Nations research team will lead a new $3 million national p...
Nicole Brown 5 Oct 2026
Feds urged to pause Lee Point development
Northern Territory Labor's deputy leader has told the federal government about c...
Dechlan Brennan 28 Sep 2026
Climate change legal precedents begin to unravel Pacific culture's emerging rights
Rising seas and environmental degradation are disrupting traditional Pacific pra...
Andrew Mathieson 28 Sep 2026
Sacred Bears Ears lands face mining claims after Trump cuts protections
Mining claims have been lodged across land removed from Bears Ears National Monu...
Joseph Guenzler 24 Sep 2026
Pacific nations unite ahead of global biodiversity talks
Fourteen Pacific Island countries have come together in Fiji to develop a coordi...
Joseph Guenzler 23 Sep 2026
Girringun Rangers strengthen biosecurity surveillance in North Queensland

Girringun Rangers in Cardwell are helping protect northern Australia from exotic pests and diseases through frontline biosecurity surveillance on Country.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 22, 2026
Ceremony marks Queensland’s newest Indigenous Protected Area

A dedication ceremony for Far North Queensland's Wik Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) was held in the remote town of Aurukun on Friday, strengthening the Wik peoples' capacity to continue caring for an...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 21, 2026
From data to canvas: First Nations knowledge paints a bigger picture of biodiversity

A computer screen full of biodiversity data might not immediately look like a story about Country. But proud Wallara woman of the Koko-Muluridji people, Gullara McInnes, saw something more in the numb...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Sep 18, 2026
'Better outcomes for waterways and Country': DJAARA releases first Environmental Water Plan

The collaborative use of traditional knowledge and western science promises stronger outcomes for Country and its waterways, a major Victorian Aboriginal representative body says as it unveils it's ne...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 17, 2026
Indigenous students explore culture, Country and science at Cairns congress

Two Indigenous James Cook University students have taken part in an international gathering focused on Indigenous knowledge, biodiversity and caring for Country.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 17, 2026
Slashing fossil fuels is 'life and death' for Pacific

Major fossil fuel-producing nations including Australia must stop expanding coal and gas developments to prevent climate change devastating Pacific nations and forcing people to leave their homes.

Vanuatu communities lead fight against invasive species

Communities across Vanuatu are using local knowledge and conservation programs to tackle invasive species and restore culturally important landscapes.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler 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
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