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Exclusive: Goori Camp Embassy vows to keep Sacred Fire burning after police removal
The Goori Camp Embassy has vowed to continue its resistance at Barrambin / Victo...
Joseph Guenzler 1 Jun 2026
Latest appeal to stop Olympic construction at Barrambin blocked despite ongoing protest
Key points:- Appeal to halt Olympic stadium construction at Barrambin rejected-...
Andrew Mathieson 1 Jun 2026
Renewables company destroys Indigenous rock shelter
Key points:- ACEREZ destroyed an Indigenous rock shelter in Central West NSW des...
Callan Morse 26 May 2026
Decision on Karijini mine welcome, but stronger heritage laws needed to protect Indigenous rights - human rights expert
A leading Indigenous human rights expert says the decision to deny an applicatio...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Oct 2024
Ghost bat habitats, Native Title descale mammoth Pilbara iron ore JV between Rio Tinto and Wright Prospecting

An undetermined Native Title area joint venture proponents believe is home to one of the world's best underdeveloped iron ore sites has been removed from a $400 million exploration proposal.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 15, 2024
ABC takes legal action to pursue information behind Land Council's turn on NSW gold mine

The ABC has taken legal action against the Indigenous land council that softened its stance against a $1 billion gold mine in western NSW. The Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council's submission last Ja...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Sep 13, 2024
Victorian liberals accused of stoking "nasty racial division" over cultural heritage management

The Victorian Premier has accused the state opposition of stoking "nasty racial division", while the the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations has labelled Liberal leader John Pesutto...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 30, 2024
Victorian government announces funding to safeguard Aboriginal cultural heritage

The Victorian government has announced backing for the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Fund in order to help Traditional Owners protect the state's cultural heritage.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 5, 2024
Alarm as miners seek approval to impact heritage sites without Traditional Owners' consent

A Western Australian Traditional Owners group has expressed "profound disappointment" over a mining company's Section 18 application to impact two sacred sites, submitted without the group's content.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 29, 2024
Traditional Owners reject Victorian Opposition claims linking heritage laws and housing costs

Traditional Owners in Victoria have expressed concern at comments from property developers and the Nationals leader Peter Walsh linking heritage laws and the rising cost of housing in the state.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 26, 2024
Need for accommodation puts Aboriginal heritage site at risk

Councillors in Kalgoorlie-Boulder have voted to proceed with public consultation for the sale of land in Broadwood, which includes an Aboriginal heritage site, as the mining town faces an urgent accom...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jan 4, 2024
Traditional Owners strike cultural heritage deal with embattled Sandfire Resources

Traditional Owners have received an apology from Sandfire Resources amid a government probe into whether its destruction of two Aboriginal artefact sites in Western Australia breached the state's cult...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 22, 2023
Return of Country lays base for Indigenous prosperity

Economic empowerment is being felt across more First Nations communities through a strategic focus on return to Country. The Indigenous Land and Sea Council said on Thursday it would hone its focus ov...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 22, 2023
Tasmanian Government moves a step closer to implementing new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Protection Act

New Aboriginal heritage legislation is a step closer in Tasmania after the Tasmanian government provided an update on the preparation of the state's new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Protection Act.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 20, 2023
Legal loophole could save Sandfire over destruction of Aboriginal artefacts

The WA Government's probe into Sandfire Resources over the destruction of Indigenous cultural artefacts will likely be thwarted by a statute of limitations law.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 13, 2023
Traditional Owners want Sandfire CEO sacked, restitution after artefacts destroyed

Traditional Owners of Indigenous cultural sites in the Mid West that were destroyed by a copper miner but not reported for five years have called for restitution over the incident.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 4, 2023
Miner lambasted over destruction of Indigenous artefacts

Sandfire Resources will be investigated after confirming it had destroyed Aboriginal artefacts over several years at the Monty deposit within its DeGrussa operations, 150km north of Meekatharra.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 1, 2023
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