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Larrakia Nation welcomes decision to return Stokes Hill to Larrakia people
Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation has welcomed the federal government's dec...
Giovanni Torre 10 Nov 2026
Larrakia Elders seek National Heritage listing for Binybara / Lee Point
Important Larrakia cultural artefacts at Binybara / Lee Point in Darwin have bee...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Nov 2026
Minnesota landmarks with Indigenous histories hidden in plain sight
Discover the Dakota and Ojibwe histories embedded in popular spots around the st...
Lindsey Scharold 6 Nov 2026
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
Jirrbal Elders return to Country as $24.7 million conservation campaign continues
Jirrbal Traditional Custodians are returning to parts of their Country in Far No...
Joseph Guenzler 30 Oct 2026
Traditional Owners reclaim access to rainforest Country

Connection to Country is one of the most important things to Jirrbal Elder Uncle Kurt Noble. So stepping onto the 20,000 hectares of forest known as Wooroora for the first time was a moment he had bee...

Indigenous leadership program wins international award

CS Energy's Principal Cultural Heritage Specialist Brendan Church has helped develop an award-winning global leadership program aimed at increasing First Nations representation in senior corporate rol...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 29, 2026
Excavation of Juukan rock shelter reaching final stages

Archaeological excavation work at the Juukan 2 rockshelter, which was destroyed by Rio Tinto in a 2020 mine blasting program, is entering its final phase and continues to provide exceptional insights...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 28, 2026
Ngarrindjeri women’s resistance takes centre stage in 'Kumarangk: Sisterhood'

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains names of people who have died. The stories of Ngarrindjeri women who resisted construction of the Hindmarsh Island bridge...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 27, 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 protest camp in western Victoria. The camp, which is protesting the logging of trees near Ararat, is a "site of vast cultur...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 20, 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
Federal court overturns Aboriginal heritage protection order stalling $1 billion gold project

A court has overturned an Aboriginal heritage protection order stalling the development of a $1 billion gold project, with the mining sector claiming victory and urging greater government transparency...

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
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