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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...
Giovanni Torre 16 Oct 2026
Federal court overturns Aboriginal heritage protection order stalling $1 billion gold project
A court has overturned an Aboriginal heritage protection order stalling the deve...
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 th...
Giovanni Torre 6 Oct 2026
Funding boost for Aboriginal-led cultural heritage services
Eleven Aboriginal organisations across Western Australia's Mid West and Gascoyne...
Giovanni Torre 22 Sep 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
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 clear 27 native trees along Vasse-Yallingup Siding Road after National Indigenous Times asked whether Wardandi Traditional...

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Dianne Bortoletto Aug 17, 2026
Trees felled as Traditional Owners push for emergency protection for Barrambin / Victoria Park

Yagara Magandjin Aboriginal Corporation has called for an immediate halt to tree clearing at Barrambin / Victoria Park as concerns grow over the absence of First Nations cultural heritage from the Que...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 11, 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
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