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Repatriation ceremony returns Ancestors to Gäṉgaṉ and Bäniyala Homelands in North East Arnhem Land
One of Australia's greatest Indigenous leaders, Dr Djambawa Marawili AM HC, toge...
Giovanni Torre 31 Jul 2026
Yued Aboriginal Corporation seeks heritage protection for Lake Ninan
Yued Aboriginal Corporation has collaborated with Archae-Aus to seek Aboriginal...
Giovanni Torre 31 Jul 2026
Karri Karrak signs landmark heritage agreement with Talison at world's biggest lithium mine
The operator of the world's largest hard rock lithium mine has signed a cultural...
Reece Harley 31 Jul 2026
Entries open for 2026 Koorie Art Show
The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) has opened entries for its annual Art Show, whic...
Phoebe Blogg 28 Jul 2026
Wadjemup / Rottnest case to put federal Aboriginal heritage laws to the test
The federal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Act will be put to th...
Dr Hannah McGlade 22 Jul 2026
River restoration runs after AI centre scrapped

Thousands of Native trees have been planted in a culturally-rich river system in Boorloo / Perth's east following a successful community fight to scrap a nearby AI data centre.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jul 10, 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
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".

50 Years of Deadly, 20 Years of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act

This year marks two significant milestones. Fifty years of NAIDOC. Twenty years since the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 was enacted.

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
Rottnest Island Deaths Group seeks heritage protection for Wadjemup / Rottnest under federal law

The Rottnest Island Deaths Group Aboriginal Corporation is seeking heritage protection of Wadjemup / Rottnest Island under federal law. The application under section 10 of the Commonwealth's Aborigina...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 3, 2026
Federal Court issues orders in landmark native title compensation case

The Federal Court formally made orders on Wednesday requiring miner Fortescue to pay approximately $150.3 million in compensation to Yindjibarndi native title holders for mining that has occurred on Y...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 1, 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
Aboriginal women business leaders empowered on NSW’s North Coast

A local program is empowering Aboriginal women to establish businesses and lead environmental and cultural heritage protection on Country on New South Wales' North Coast.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 30, 2026
WA government 'unlawfully' removed protections for Registered Heritage Site at Blackwood River

Karri Karrak Aboriginal Corporation has condemned Western Australia's Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage for removing tributaries and associated water places from Registered Aboriginal Site, t...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 29, 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.

'People born today have every opportunity to be able to learn their language' - First Language revitalisation project reaches new milestone

There have been no fluent speakers of Bangerang for a number of generations, but new documentation and resources are keeping parts of the language alive, and hopefully for generations to come.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 19, 2026
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