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Eastern Maar Traditional Owners mark milestone return of Falbala
A Divestment Ceremony earlier this month celebrated the handover of 252-hectare...
Giovanni Torre 17 Aug 2026
Fire truck handover empowers community, protects Country
The NSW Rural Fire Service has gifted a fire truck to the Muli Muli community, e...
Callan Morse 17 Aug 2026
Exclusive: Local Council fails to consult Traditional Owners on clearing of Aboriginal heritage site
The City of Busselton in south west Western Australia has paused a project to cl...
Dianne Bortoletto 17 Aug 2026
Living Knowledge Network launches Initiative to scale cultural burning and build disaster resilience
As Australia prepares for another bushfire season, Living Knowledge Network (for...
Phoebe Blogg 12 Aug 2026
Larrakia Nation urges accountability and protection of Darwin Harbour following INPEX emissions proceedings
Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation has expressed serious concern following c...
Giovanni Torre 10 Aug 2026
Senior Elder petitions to halt rocket and military testing at Koonibba Test Range

More than 1,300 people have thrown their support behind a Senior Elder's petition urging federal Minister of Environment and Water, Murray Watt, to halt rocket and military testing by Southern Launch...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 6, 2026
Marshall Islands expands action against plastic pollution

The Marshall Islands is moving to expand its ban on single-use plastics while launching a four-year regional program to strengthen waste management, recycling and marine litter prevention.

Pacific calls for fairer global biodiversity reporting ahead of COP17

Pacific nations have warned the first global review of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework could undercount conservation work across small island states ahead of the 17th Conference of...

Indigenous business partners with RMIT to tackle microplastic and PFAS contamination

An Indigenous-owned Victorian company has joined forces with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology to explore how a new Australian-developed water treatment technology could help remove micropla...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 23, 2026
Tuvalu calls for stronger UN support to tackle Pacific security threats

Tuvalu has called for stronger United Nations support to address growing security threats facing Pacific-island countries. The tiny state which consists of three reef islands and six atolls told the U...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 21, 2026
Grassroots communities share storytelling to preserve environmental treasures

A cross-cultural storytelling project facilitated by the University of Newcastle is amplifying the voices of climate-facing communities and deepening understanding of the environmental and cultural si...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 18, 2026
First Nations Leadership Council sounds alarm over fast-tracked fossil fuel expansion without consent

Canada's First Nations Leadership Council says it is "deeply troubled" by the efforts of the Canadian and British Columbian governments to fast-track new fossil fuel infrastructure and energy export p...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 10, 2026
Pacific climate forum to become biennial platform

The Pacific Innovation Forum on Climate and Environment (PIFCE) will become a biennial regional platform after its inaugural gathering in Vanuatu closed with a regional commitment to strengthen climat...

Indigenous forest defender had cultural obligation to save 'slaughtered kin'

An Aboriginal activist accused of trespassing during an anti-logging protest says she had a reasonable reason to be there and it is her cultural obligation to protect "slaughtered kin".

Bid to stop ferry terminal under federal heritage laws

The planned ferry terminal at Boorloo / Perth's Matilda Bay poses a risk to Noongar cultural heritage, according to a bid to halt the project under federal law.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 7, 2026
First Aboriginal Rangers team for Boorloo / Perth celebrates official launch

Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association (BNAA) is celebrating the launch of its new Rangers team - the BoorYul-Bah-Bilya Rangers. The BBB Rangers are the first dedicated Aboriginal rangers team to be est...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 30, 2026
Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner launches legal action to protect significant sites on the Murray River

A Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner launched legal action on Thursday challenging the Victorian government's approval of a floodplain engineering project at Nyah on the Murray River.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 25, 2026
Hopes of a path forward for the Murray-Darling Basin

The risks of climate change, the protection of wetlands and the share of water used for farming remain key areas of debate over the future of Australia's largest and most complex river system.

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