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Future certain for Olympic Dam but not Traditional Owners
A landmark update of a decades-old Indenture agreement guiding development at Ol...
David Prestipino 17 Jun 2026
Galari Horticulture sows seeds of success in Condobolin
New training and employment opportunities for Condobolin's local Aboriginal comm...
Callan Morse 17 Jun 2026
Traditional Owners concerned as new BHP deal at Olympic Dam looms
South Australia's push to formalise a new long-term agreement with mining giant...
David Prestipino 16 Jun 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 Wes...
Dr Anna Fagan 14 Jun 2026
International Seabed Authority says Pasifika nations have the power to shape future of seabed mining laws
The influence of Pacific nations shaping seabed mining regulations should not be...
Andrew Mathieson 1 Jun 2026
West Papuan rebels claim killed miners were Indonesian military soldiers and police in disguise

West Papuan separatists in the occupied territory's eastern region allege eight gold miners they shot and killed on Thursday were undercover members of Indonesian security forces.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 26, 2026
Yindjibarndi Energy signs 30-year power purchase deal with Rio Tinto

Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation, a partnership between the Yindjibarndi People and multinational renewable energy developers ACEN Corporation, will begin construction of the Jinbi Solar Project in the...

David Prestipino David Prestipino May 11, 2026
Traditional Owners blame Rio Tinto groundwater pumping for drying sacred Pilbara waterhole

Yarrala, a waterhole in Western Australia's West Pilbara where Robe River Kuruma women once gave birth, has dried out and filled with red pindan earth, with Traditional Owners blaming Rio Tinto's grou...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 7, 2026
Bougainville landowners demand mining companies halt reopening of copper pit

Traditional landowners are fighting back against plans to reopen an existing Bougainville copper mine which has remained dormant for nearly four decades.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 5, 2026
$44billion critical minerals plan could maximise First Nations benefits: report

A new submission by the Minerals Council of Australia has suggested the country's critical minerals sector was well placed to deliver long-term economic and social benefits to regional communities.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Apr 23, 2026
Peru's largest Indigenous organisation takes stand against illegal mining as nation votes

Peruvians headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president and Congress, but illegal mining — a major driver of deforestation and mercury pollution — has received little attention on...

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Steve Grattan Apr 13, 2026
Global miner’s record 2025 spend with Indigenous suppliers

Rio Tinto has announced a record spend with Indigenous businesses in 2025. The company spent a record $A968 million last year with Indigenous-owned businesses in Western Australia, a 25 per cent bump...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 27, 2026
Indigenous trio recognised for Pilbara supply contribution

Three Traditional Owner and Indigenous organisations were among the seven major category winners at Rio Tinto's annual Supplier Recognition Awards on Thursday night.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 27, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Traditional Owners say Kimberley Mineral Sands project failed to deliver promised jobs

Trust between Joombarn-Buru Traditional Owners and the China-backed mining company Kimberley Mineral Sands has broken down over the issue of awarding local contracts, despite the injection of $160 mil...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 11, 2026
Yardi – and the important business of caring for Country

Yardi Mining Services is positioning Aboriginal-led environmental rehabilitation as core business, not an add-on, as resource companies face growing scrutiny over how work on Country delivers lasting...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Mar 2, 2026
Pilbara businesses thrive from tech-driven investment

Local businesses across the Pilbara can expect investment upwards of $1.3 million to help grow and diversify the region after the state government announced $500,000 in funding on Friday.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Feb 27, 2026
'There's stories there that can never be told': $70 billion in royalties, but WA Government still doing nothing over Wittenoom's asbestos legacy

Banjima Traditional Owners say they have "stood still" and "asked the questions" of the Government of Western Australia about the legacy of asbestos contamination at Wittenoom for generations, only fo...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 25, 2026
Cook Islands agreement with US sparks alarm over seabed minerals

The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has warned a new critical minerals agreement between the Cook Islands and the United States could move the region closer to deep-sea mining.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Feb 23, 2026
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