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Badimia Barna strikes gold with Native Title mining deal
Badimia people and businesses are set to share in employment, training, contract...
David Prestipino 19 Aug 2026
Miners urged to 'just say yes' to Indigenous workers
"Just say yes. "That was the callout to Australia's company leaders at the start...
Yanyuwa artist paints Coober Pedy Country for annual art awards
Yanyuwa artist George Cooley has painted the desert landscape around Coober Pedy...
Joseph Guenzler 2 Jul 2026
Evidence of ancient Aboriginal mining discovered in South Australia's Riverland
Evidence has been uncovered which points to Aboriginal mining of stones at Sugar...
Callan Morse 1 Jul 2026
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 community are now available following the opening of a new seedbank and nursery.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 17, 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 BHP has angered Traditional Owner groups. Key points: SA government set a six-working-day submission window Bill forma...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 16, 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
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 underestimated, according to the head of the United Nations body for the growing industry.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 1, 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
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