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Rock star Elder hails Gove mining closure as land win
For Yothu Yindi founding member and senior Yolngu Elder Witiyana Marika, the end...
Robyn Wuth (AAP) 3 Aug 2026
Tasmanian council votes in favour of Aboriginal land handback
A Tasmanian council has voted in favour of handing back a parcel of public land...
Callan Morse 30 Jul 2026
Traditional Owners continue fight for climate justice in Torres Strait
Torres Strait Traditional Owner Uncle Pabai Pabai has vowed to continue fighting...
Joseph Guenzler 28 Jul 2026
Appeal puts climate duty of care back in the spotlight
Community leaders from the Torres Strait Islands will take their climate fight b...
Tara Cosoleto (AAP) 28 Jul 2026
Indigenous business partners with RMIT to tackle microplastic and PFAS contamination
An Indigenous-owned Victorian company has joined forces with the Royal Melbourne...
Phoebe Blogg 23 Jul 2026
Images show gruesome extent of illegal Pacific fishing

The interception of a Chinese vessel accused of illegal fishing highlights the technical lengths many use to remain undetected across millions of square kilometres of open ocean.

Tsunami alert lifted after earthquake shakes NZ

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck ‌near the town of Te Anau in New Zealand's lower South Island, ‌shaking buildings and prompting authorities to briefly issue a tsunami warning.

New Simpson Desert Indigenous Protected Area marks conservation milestone

In a key environmental milestone, 25 per cent of Australia's land mass is now protected following the dedication of the Simpson Desert Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) in the Northern Territory.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 16, 2026
Tonga brings traditional knowledge to television weather forecasts

Tonga's weather service has begun incorporating traditional environmental indicators into daily television forecasts as part of efforts to combine generations of community knowledge with climate scien...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jul 16, 2026
Far more than ‘the big shed’: Opening of ranger base celebrated on Tebrakunna Country

Tasmania's newest dedicated Aboriginal ranger base was officially opened in the state's far north-east on Friday. A joint venture of Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation (MTWAC) and t...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 29, 2026
Traditional lands returned 256 years after Cook arrival

Traditional Owners are reclaiming historic Country where Captain James Cook once beached the damaged Endeavour, under a landmark hand back of lands .

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Robyn Wuth (AAP) Jun 19, 2026
Trump restores commercial fishing - sparking fears for Pacific's protected areas

Donald Trump has returned mass commercial fishing in the Pacific; rolling back protections for oceans that are considered pristine ecosystems.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 18, 2026
Tuvalu insurer pays out historic high tide weather event claims to affected island communities

Tuvalu has distributed its first inclusive climate-risk insurance solution payouts for extreme tidal weather events which exceed predefined safeguard thresholds.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 15, 2026
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