Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill
The WA Government has made a raft of eleventh-hour concessions to its controversial new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act just days from its July 1 implementation.
Western Australian Aboriginal Affairs Minister Dr Tony Buti is set to call for expressions of interest for new members to join the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Council.
The final phase of co-design to support implementation of Western Australia's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 is underway, with the release of proposed guidelines to be discussed at 34 workshops...
A bill to give First Nations people in NSW a greater say in cultural and heritage protection doesn't go far enough, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.
Federal funding to reform Aboriginal heritage protection at a national level has been welcomed, but the Commonwealth Government won't confirm if the recommendations of the Juukan Gorge inquiry will be...
Western Australia's new Aboriginal Affairs Minister has named implementing the state's controversial Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act as his top priority in a wide-ranging interview with the National...
Questions have arisen about Western Australia's Aboriginal Affairs Department after Minister Stephen Dawson was stripped of the portfolio only days after the controversial cultural heritage bill was p...
The Western Australian Cultural Heritage Bill has become legislation. Despite months of advocacy and opposition, the bill was passed in WA Government without amendment.
13 December 2021Hon. Dr Brad William Pettitt MLCDear Brad, I write regarding the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2021 in anticipation of its potential passage through the Parliament of Western Austr...
Despite grave concerns raised by Aboriginal land councils, legal experts, investor groups and the United Nations, Western Australia's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act was passed unamended overnight.
The controversial WA Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill is expected to pass through Parliament today. The bill has gained strong opposition from Aboriginal leaders, land councils, Traditional Owners an...
Across the nation, Traditional Owners are fighting for Country, and right now, the cry is heard loudest in Western Australia. The nation watches as the McGowan Government attempts to legislate the con...
Dear Premier Mark McGowanOpen Letter - Opposition to Aboriginal Cultural Heritage BillWe bring to your urgent attention widespread Aboriginal opposition to the Government's proposed Aboriginal Cultura...