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NAIDOC Week 2026: What's on in Western Australia
There are many events planned across Western Australia for NAIDOC Week 2026. In...
Giovanni Torre 5 Jul 2026
Y WA's big wheels keep on rolling through Newman
Key points:• Hancock Iron Ore and Kuuwa Rentals extend sponsorship of 4WD bus• T...
David Prestipino 13 Jun 2026
Aboriginal Hostels board now entirely Indigenous after new appointments
The board of Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL) is now entirely Indigenous followi...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Jun 2026
Remote WA Aboriginal artists debut work in Boorloo / Perth
Bidyadanga artists from a remote Aboriginal community on WA's west Kimberley coa...
Natasha Clark 13 Apr 2026
Recording Martu knowledge on Country to support future generations
Martu rangers and language workers from the Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Aboriginal Corp...
Natasha Clark 10 Feb 2026
Indigenous AFLW trailblazer Aliesha Newman hangs up the boots

After a career spanning 10 seasons and four clubs, inaugural AFLW player Aliesha Newman has announced her retirement. Newman, 30, will play her final game in the Giants' round 12 contest with Port Ade...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 29, 2025
Blak and Pacific voices take centre stage at Powerhouse Lane

From 5pm this Friday Horwood Place in Parramatta will turn into an open-air stage for Powerhouse Lane: Koori Radio, featuring a lineup of Indigenous and Pacific artists.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 22, 2025
New AFL program set to empower Western Sydney’s young First Nations athletes

A new grassroots initiative is giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in Western Sydney the chance to strengthen their football skills while celebrating culture and community.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Oct 10, 2025
New hub a gamechanger for Newman kids

An education and youth-tailored hub has opened in the heart of Newman with high hopes it will improve education outcomes for young people . Y WA's the new premises in Newman, a mining town 1200km nort...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jul 11, 2025
Miners pledge $22 million for Hedland and Newman Safe Spaces programs

In a landmark initiative set to commence in mid-2025, Fortescue, in collaboration with BHP, has pledged up to $22 million over the next five years to launch the Hedland and Newman Safe Spaces programs...

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Zak Kirkup Mar 25, 2025
Concerns raised over empty and derelict homes in Pilbara town

Newman locals have raised concerns over the number of dilapidated and vacant homes in the Pilbara town. The town, which has a large Indigenous population, is at the heart of Western Australia's lucrat...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 27, 2025
A business that goes way beyond a job

Courage, empathy, grit and the ability to adapt to employees' needs are what co-founder of Killara Services Jasmine Newman attributes to their success.

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Dianne Bortoletto Oct 28, 2024
Cleaning up at Supply Nation's 2024 Supplier Diversity Awards

Indigenous owned and operated cleaning company, Killara Services, has added two more trophies to its cabinet after the Supplier Diversity Awards 2024 gala dinner held in Brisbane as part of Supply Nat...

Dianne Bortoletto Dianne Bortoletto Sep 2, 2024
Not everything is black and white for Collingwood's Indigenous rounds preparations

Aliesha Newman's strength on the football field is probably the acquired wisdom the Ningyningy woman now carries, only ahead of a steady hand with Aboriginal painting tools in tow.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 18, 2024
Aliesha Newman departs Swans in cross-town shift to Giants

Sydney small forward Aliesha Newman will swap red and white for orange and charcoal in 2024 after trading to GWS in exchange for pick 30 in next week's AFLW draft.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Dec 14, 2023
Sam Newman softens stance over booing Welcome to Country at AFL grand final

Sam Newman has somewhat backed down from recent controversial remarks urging spectators at this year's AFL finals series to boo Welcome to Country ceremony.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 30, 2023
Support swells to strip Sam Newman of footy honour for Welcome to Country booing plea

An online petition pushing for John 'Sam' Newman to be booted from the AFL Hall of Fame has collected more that 12,000 signatures following his calls for Welcome to Country ceremonies to be 'booed'.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 25, 2023
Sam Newman’s bigoted rant shows inaction emboldens racists

Warning: some readers may find quotes and images in this report offensive. Sam Newman's long-time, inherent racist attitude towards Indigenous Australians has once again reared its ugly head, after th...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 1, 2023
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