Cultural Heritage Bill
WA Liberals are trying to cash in on confusion and discontent surrounding the state's new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act, vowing to scrap the legislation completely.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has warned against duplicating Aboriginal cultural heritage laws federally. Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek this week said the federal...
In the final weeks of Western Australia's 2020 Parliamentary session I worked with then-Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt on the state government's proposed Aboriginal cultural heritage laws.
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.
There is concern from both the farming and First Nations communities as Western Australia prepares for new Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation to come into effect.
The Western Australian government has announced a $77 million funding boost over the next four years to manage and protect Aboriginal cultural heritage in Western Australia.
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...
Criticism has continued for the Western Australian Government after the Cultural Heritage Bill was passed without amendment on Wednesday night.