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Kimberley ranger groups secure slice of new Aboriginal Ranger Program funding
Kimberley Aboriginal ranger groups are among 34 organisations across regional WA...
Natasha Clark 9 Jun 2026
Closing the Gap needs momentum - Kimberley communities are already building it
The national conversation around Closing the Gap often focuses on what isn't wor...
Tyronne Garstone 19 Mar 2026
Darrajayin declared WA’s first Aboriginal Protected Area in nearly 30 years
Western Australia has declared its first Aboriginal heritage Protected Area in a...
Natasha Clark 20 Feb 2026
Kimberley Land Council and Native Title groups lead national test case on right to negotiate and expedited procedure
The Kimberley Land Council, together with Malarngowem Aboriginal Corporation RNT...
Giovanni Torre 20 Nov 2025
Ngumpan Statement demands action on water, heritage and fracking in WA
Aboriginal leaders in the Kimberley recently issued the Ngumpan Statement - a de...
Joseph Guenzler 22 Aug 2025
Indigenous groups call for more from truth-telling inquiry

A proposed national truth-telling commission to examine injustices faced by Indigenous people has been described by some groups as inappropriate.

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Ethan James Nov 12, 2024
Federal Court accepts "novel application" to preserve Karajarri people's evidence for future Native Title claim

The Federal Court has accepted a "novel application" to preserve the evidence of five Karajarri people from Western Australia for a future Native Title claim.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 26, 2024
‘The Shield and the Spear' celebrates four decades of the Kimberley Land Council

More than four decades of the Kimberley Land Council's history, struggle and knowledge has been compiled into a new illustrated book: The Shield and the Spear.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 12, 2022
WA Government accused of holding "private presentations" of draft Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill

Allegations have come to light accusing the West Australian state government of hosting private presentations of the draft Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill.

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NIT Oct 22, 2021
Banjima Elder Slim Parker says Aboriginal people 'must be heard' in new heritage bill

Banjima Elder Slim Parker has hailed the solidarity between Traditional Owners from the Kimberley and Pilbara region as a powerful force for change to Western Australia's long-inadequate Aboriginal he...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 20, 2021
Hundreds protest WA's proposed Aboriginal cultural heritage laws

About 500 people gathered on the steps of Western Australia's Parliament House Thursday morning to support Traditional Owners from across the State as they protested the WA's draft Aboriginal cultural...

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NIT Aug 20, 2021
Traditional Owners gear up to march for heritage

Traditional Owners will march on Parliament House on Thursday to deliver a message stick to Premier Mark McGowan calling for meaningful protections for Aboriginal heritage in Western Australia.

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NIT Aug 18, 2021
McGowan Government has 'once in a lifetime' chance to address past wrongs

As a kid growing up in Derby, my parents told me how my great-great-grandmothers and grandfathers hunted and gathered on our lands and waters before non-Indigenous people arrived in our Country.

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Guest Author Aug 3, 2021
Docuseries tells powerful stories of Martuwarra/Fitzroy River

Award-winning documentary series Voices Of The River is telling powerful stories of the Traditional Owners of the Martuwarra/Fitzroy River in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 30, 2021
BHP pulls out in front as Rio Tinto flounders

BHP is leading the pack in iron ore mining as its competitor Rio Tinto continues to reel from fractured relationships with Traditional Owners in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

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NIT Jul 22, 2021
'Minister should not control cultural heritage,' says KLC Chair

Traditional Owners in Western Australia have said Aboriginal Affairs Minister Stephen Dawson "isn't listening" to grave concerns about draft Aboriginal heritage laws.

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NIT Jul 12, 2021
WA Government cultural heritage grants labelled tokenistic

A Western Australian Government cultural heritage grants program that purports to create jobs and build skills has been labelled too small to make any significant protections of the state's Aboriginal...

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NIT Jun 16, 2021
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