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Rottnest Island Deaths Group seeks heritage protection for Wadjemup / Rottnest under federal law
The Rottnest Island Deaths Group Aboriginal Corporation is seeking heritage prot...
Giovanni Torre 3 Jul 2026
First Aboriginal Rangers team for Boorloo / Perth celebrates official launch
Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association (BNAA) is celebrating the launch of its new...
Giovanni Torre 30 Jun 2026
Aboriginal women business leaders empowered on NSW’s North Coast
A local program is empowering Aboriginal women to establish businesses and lead...
Callan Morse 30 Jun 2026
WA government 'unlawfully' removed protections for Registered Heritage Site at Blackwood River
Karri Karrak Aboriginal Corporation has condemned Western Australia's Department...
Giovanni Torre 29 Jun 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...
Giovanni Torre 25 Jun 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
‘Extremely concerned’: Alliance calls for review of damage to Tasmanian Aboriginal heritage site

The chair of an Tasmanian Indigenous alliance says he is extremely concerned after an Aboriginal heritage site was damaged by a state government agency who covered it during "routine maintenance work...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 15, 2026
A decades-old narrative: The confected outrage over Aboriginal Heritage costs

There is a familiar narrative in the way Aboriginal heritage is discussed in Western Australia. It's a decades-old plot concerning "heritage rorts", "price gouging"[1], and delay and inefficiency in s...

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Dr Anna Fagan Jun 14, 2026
Binybara's stories must be heard: Truth-Telling on Larrakia Country

Binybara carries the stories of Larrakia ancestors. For generations, Larrakia families have maintained connections to this place, passing knowledge from Elders to young people and caring for Country a...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 12, 2026
Community calls for Barrambin protection before Olympic works

Indigenous Elders and community supporters gathered at Barrambin, Victoria Park in Queensland on Tuesday morning, calling on governments to properly consider applications seeking permanent protection...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 26, 2026
Renewables company destroys Indigenous rock shelter

Key points:- ACEREZ destroyed an Indigenous rock shelter in Central West NSW despite knowing of the site- CEO says company is "deeply sorry"- NSW Environment Minister "furious" about rock shelter's de...

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 26, 2026
Locals save Mandoon Bilya from massive AI data centre

Plans for a hyperscale data centre in Boorloo / Perth's east have been scrapped before it was due to be considered by the Development Assessment Panel next week after a successful campaign from Aborig...

David Prestipino David Prestipino May 15, 2026
'Financial freedom, good life and prosperity' from Yindjibarndi lands should be 'mirrored' in the community

Yindjibarndi Group chief executive Michael Woodley has issued an official response following the determination by the Federal Court on Tuesday that Fortescue should pay Yindjibarndi native title holde...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 14, 2026
Kimberley artefacts sold at Boorloo / Perth auction spark cultural concerns

"You can't put a price on ancient artefacts," says Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre chief executive Peter Murray, speaking about a recent auction of Indigenous artefacts.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 4, 2026
Aboriginal forest defender speaks out on 'shock' rejection of request for on-Country hearing

An Aboriginal woman has been left shocked after an on-Country hearing request was rejected by a Hobart magistrate last week. Ruth Langford sought the approval of Chief Magistrate Catherine Geason this...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Apr 30, 2026
Cultural heritage key as vast Pilungah Reserve permanently protected from mining, logging and grazing

A significant stretch of Country in north-western Queensland - about twice the size of Magandjin / Brisbane - has been granted the highest level of legal protection for private land in Australia.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 28, 2026
'Fundamental to our history, culture, and future' - Indian Peaks Band files to protect Tribal water rights in Utah

The Indian Peaks Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, represented by the Native American Rights Fund, filed a Notice of Appeal and Petition for Stay with the US Department of the Interior on Wedne...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 3, 2026
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