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Heritage law overhaul to combat 'explosion' in claims
Changes to how developers navigate cultural heritage laws have been promised aft...
Will Nicholas (AAP) 2 Nov 2026
Indigenous leadership program wins international award
CS Energy's Principal Cultural Heritage Specialist Brendan Church has helped dev...
Joseph Guenzler 29 Oct 2026
Excavation of Juukan rock shelter reaching final stages
Archaeological excavation work at the Juukan 2 rockshelter, which was destroyed...
Giovanni Torre 28 Oct 2026
Ngarrindjeri women’s resistance takes centre stage in 'Kumarangk: Sisterhood'
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains na...
Joseph Guenzler 27 Oct 2026
Sacred tree reportedly felled, 'heavy-handed' police presence criticised, on Djab Warrung Country
Two people have been arrested and a sacred tree cut down at the Djab Wurrung pro...
Dechlan Brennan 20 Oct 2026
Land Council says court decision on Blayney mine highlights need for heritage reform

The decision by the Federal Court this week to overturn the Indigenous Heritage Protection order on the McPhillamys Gold Project site highlights the urgent need for legislative reform, says Orange Loc...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 16, 2026
Rottnest Island Authority permanently halts redevelopment of Wadjemup's main bus stop over ancestral remains concerns

Rottnest Island Authority announced on Tuesday it has ceased redevelopment of the island's main bus stop in its current location following advice from the Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation, in a joint st...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 6, 2026
Funding boost for Aboriginal-led cultural heritage services

Eleven Aboriginal organisations across Western Australia's Mid West and Gascoyne regions have received grants to boost their cultural heritage management services and help them meet growing responsibi...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 22, 2026
WA heritage department asks City of Busselton for more information on Aboriginal site clearing

Western Australia's heritage department has asked the City of Busselton for more information on proposed works overlapping a registered Aboriginal heritage site.

Water Act needs 'major rewrite' to include First Nations rights, advocates say

With a review of the federal Water Act underway, the Gamilaroi Water Carriers - Elder Traditional Owner women based in Moree, New South Wales - have come together "because the voices of the Northern B...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 3, 2026
Wuggubun Statement calls for Aboriginal authority, economic empowerment, water security and heritage reform across the Kimberley

The Kimberley Land Council (KLC), Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC), Kimberley Language Resource Centre (KLRC), Aarnja and Empowered Young Leaders have released the Wuggubun Stateme...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 1, 2026
Funding backs community-led visions across the Northern Territory

Five projects across remote and regional Northern Territory communities have received funding to strengthen their plans, attract future investment and turn community-led visions into reality.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 31, 2026
Support for Aboriginal culture and community connection across New South Wales

Aboriginal community organisations across New South Wales are set to host events which celebrate and strengthen Aboriginal cultures with support from the NSW Cultural Grants program. The $1.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 26, 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
'Traditional Owners play a vital role' - Grants to boost protection of Kimberley cultural heritage

WA Government grants provided under the Native Title Party Capacity Building Program are helping Aboriginal organisations expand their workforces, improve governance and enhance services that support...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 26, 2026
Latest report released on condition of Murujuga's precious rock art

The WA Government released the third-year report from the Murujuga Rock Art Monitoring Program on Wednesday. The government said latest report "reaffirms that current emissions from industry and minin...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 26, 2026
Energy infrastructure project leads to thousands of Indigenous artefacts repatriated to Country

Several thousand Aboriginal artefacts recovered before construction of a NSW energy infrastructure project have been returned to Wiradjuri Country.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 18, 2026
Shire of Victoria Plains signs up to help protect Yued heritage

The Shire of Victoria Plains has become the second local government in the Yued Agreement Area to sign up to the 'Noongar Heritage Agreement - Local Government'.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 17, 2026
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