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Western Australia
Exclusive: The painful legacy of the BIMEA agreement on the Pilbara’s first people
From one angle, the industrial development on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Au...
Natasha Clark 2 Jan 2026
State injects millions into protection of Burrup Peninsula rock art
On WA's Burrup Peninsula, where 50,000-year-old engravings from First Nations pe...
Natasha Clark 9 Dec 2025
Nyamina hits the seas to protect World Heritage listed Murujuga
Protection of one of the world's richest and ancient collections of engraved roc...
David Prestipino 28 Nov 2025
The eyes of the world are now on Murujuga
As the global spotlight turns to the Murujuga Cultural Landscape, which the Worl...
Staff writers 10 Jul 2025
Delegation in Paris ahead of Murujuga Cultural Landscape's World Heritage determination
A delegation from the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) has travelled to Par...
David Prestipino 6 Jul 2025
Groundbreaking event shares ancient Songlines in new light

One of the most significant creation stories will this weekend be presented for the first time in Western Australia's Pilbara region, where it originated.

David Prestipino David Prestipino May 17, 2025
World Heritage Listing decision on Murujuga Cultural Landscape due in July

In the latest development of a long-running investigation, it has been announced the decision regarding the World Heritage Listing for the Murujuga Cultural Landscape will be made in July when the UNE...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 24, 2025
Seeds of growth for Pilbara rangers restoring Country

Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation ranger Jade Churnside has long held aspirations to open a nursery in the Pilbara that grows native species to help re-vegetate Country.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 3, 2024
Report prepared for environment minister says "no conclusive proof" of emissions threat to rock art

A report prepared for federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek found no conclusive proof that industrial emissions are harming the ancient petroglyphs in and around Western Australia's Burrup Peni...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 20, 2024
Exclusive: Woodside activist before court, charged with serious offences

Activist Raelene Cooper will appear in Karratha Magistrate's Court on a string of serious charges later this month. The Mardudhunera woman, who has campaigned to protect ancient rock art in Western Au...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Feb 2, 2024
Woodside green light for seismic testing off Pilbara coast

Woodside has again been given permission to conduct seismic testing for its Scarborough project in northern Western Australia after an earlier approval had been ruled invalid by the Federal Court.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 2, 2023
Source criticises ABC decision to hand protest footage to WA Police

Climate activists fear they may be imprisoned after the ABC said it would hand footage from a Four Corners program of them protesting Woodside's Burrup Peninsula gas project to WA Police.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 27, 2023
Woodside calls for gas-permitting reforms after ruling on inadequate consultation

Woodside's chief executive is calling for urgent reform of Australia's offshore approvals process after the Federal Court threatened to delay a $16 billion offshore gas project because an Indigenous w...

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Derek Rose Oct 18, 2023
Police tactics in the spotlight after ABC airs controversial Woodside documentary

The conduct of the ABC for its underground investigation into climate protestors and police tactics appears the tip of the iceberg after airing its Four Corners episode on Monday night.

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David Prestipino Oct 10, 2023
Opinion: Home protests cross the line

The National Indigenous Times is a forum for big ideas. We elevate the voices of Indigenous Australians, and on a daily basis, publish the views and perspectives of Traditional Owners, Indigenous lead...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Sep 21, 2023
Global eye on Burrup art as heritage custodians gather

More than 40,000 years ago, Aboriginal people of Murujuga began carving art into stone on the Burrup peninsula in Western Australia. The cultural landscape is nominated for world heritage listing and...

WA Premier pens scathing letter to ABC chair as new revelations about climate protest emerge

The ABC is under enormous pressure to reveal the full extent of its knowledge of a climate protest outside the family home of Woodside Energy CEO Meg O'Neill on Tuesday morning.

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David Prestipino Aug 4, 2023
WA Premier demands answers from ABC over protest at Woodside CEO's home

West Australian Premier Roger Cook intends to seek answers from ABC management on why it had a film crew present at a climate protest outside Woodside Energy boss Meg O'Neill's family home in City Bea...

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David Prestipino Aug 2, 2023
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