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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
Life-changing school attendance program renewed
A program boosting school attendance in a West Pilbara community has been secure...
Giovanni Torre 21 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 Pr...
Callan Morse 11 Sep 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
Torres Strait electrician named BHP's Indigenous Employee of the Year

Gudang Yadhaykenu man Gavin Corrie has been named BHP's Indigenous Employee of the Year, taking out the top individual honour at the mining giant's 2026 FIRE Awards in Tarntanya (Adelaide).

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 28, 2026
Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation lodges Full Court appeal in native title compensation case

Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation has lodged an appeal with the Full Court of the Federal Court regarding the amount of native title compensation awarded by the Court in relation to mining on...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 26, 2026
A fleet of their own: Traditional Owners of Juukan Gorge building 'a lasting legacy for our people'

The Traditional Owners of Juukan Gorge will own the haul trucks and electric excavators that will be working onsite at Fortescue's Pilbara mines, via a leasing arrangement approved by the Puutu Kunti...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 26, 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
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