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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
World's first global Indigenous clean energy fund makes a commitment to Country
Four Directions Fund (4DF), the world's first global Indigenous clean energy fun...
Giovanni Torre 20 Oct 2026
Banjima and Yindjibarndi unite to shape Pilbara's energy future
Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation and Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporat...
Giovanni Torre 14 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
Lead the room in Antalya: why Australia should own loss, damage and adaptation finance at COP31
Australia should use its COP31 presidency of negotiations to continue to lead on...
Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation, Rio Tinto partner to support Indigenous languages

The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation and Rio Tinto have announced a new three-year partnership to support First Nations communities in preserving, revitalising and strengthening Indigenous...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 22, 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 mines and port facilities on three of Papua New Guinea's islands.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 22, 2026
Life-changing school attendance program renewed

A program boosting school attendance in a West Pilbara community has been secured for another three years thanks to a renewed partnership between the Waalitj Foundation and Mineral Resources (MinRes).

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 21, 2026
Fortescue to appeal $150m Yindjibarndi Native Title payout

Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's Fortescue has become the latest party to appeal Australia's largest-ever Native Title compensation payout. In May, the Federal Court ordered the Western Australian resources...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 16, 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
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
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