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Fire truck handover empowers community, protects Country
The NSW Rural Fire Service has gifted a fire truck to the Muli Muli community, e...
Callan Morse 17 Aug 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 cl...
Dianne Bortoletto 17 Aug 2026
Southeast Arnhem Land Indigenous Protected area expands to protect sea country
A new Marine Indigenous Protected Area has been given the green light, making it...
Giovanni Torre 13 Aug 2026
Pacific calls for fairer global biodiversity reporting ahead of COP17
Pacific nations have warned the first global review of the Kunming-Montreal Glob...
Rebekah Rasmussen 4 Aug 2026
Consultation opens on proposed changes to WA's Aboriginal Lands Trust
The Western Australian government is inviting Aboriginal people, stakeholders an...
Giovanni Torre 3 Aug 2026
New ranger base gives Aputula team permanent home

A new, purpose-built ranger base in the remote community of Aputula (Finke) will provide a permanent home for local Aboriginal rangers after years of operating from a single shipping container.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 28, 2026
New report reveals vital opportunity to boost workforce and community safety for First Nations women

A groundbreaking new report has revealed that supporting First Nations women in fire and land management is a critical, yet untapped, strategy for protecting Australian communities from escalating cli...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 26, 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.

Finnis River closure line: Northern Land Council warns illegal fishers will face consequences

The Northern Land Council says it has continued to receive multiple reports of unlawful fishing access beyond the Finnis River Closure Line, the Little Finniss River and Fog Bay coastline.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 19, 2026
Canadian First Nations leaders urge government to protect wild salmon in British Columbia

Canadian First Nations leaders have urged the country's federal government to keep its promise to protect wild salmon in British Columbia. Key points: Indigenous leaders have urged the Canadian gover...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 18, 2026
Trump restores commercial fishing - sparking fears for Pacific's protected areas

Donald Trump has returned mass commercial fishing in the Pacific; rolling back protections for oceans that are considered pristine ecosystems.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 18, 2026
Indigenous Desert Alliance welcomes WA government funding for globally significant fire program

Key points: Indigenous Desert Alliance welcomes the WA government's $5.3million commitment to securing the future of its Southern Deserts Indigenous‑led fire management program The fire management p...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 11, 2026
Voices of the Reef Ambassador Program to amplify the stories, perspectives and knowledge of Traditional Owners

ReefTO, in partnership with Mob Made Media & Communications Agency, has launched its inaugural Voices of the Reef Ambassador Program, a digital storytelling initiative supporting Traditional Owner...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 11, 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
National Indigenous Disaster Resilience Gathering explores vital lessons from First Nations knowledge

With an uncertain climate future ahead, the resilience and millennia of knowledge of First Peoples is being prioritised and canvassed as potentially holding some answers as environmental disaster thre...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 27, 2026
Indigenous-led cultural burning program expands across NSW and ACT

An Indigenous-led cultural burning research program will be expanded across parts of New South Wales and the ACT. First Nations communities, the Australian National University and the NSW Government's...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Apr 27, 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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