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Concerns raised over health, water and housing as residents return to Nganmarriyanga / Palumpa after floods
Concerns have been raised about residents being returned to the flood-hit remote...
Giovanni Torre 26 Apr 2026
Hundreds flee homes as floodwaters swamp community
Hundreds of people have fled their homes as floodwaters swamped a major regional...
Australia’s fuel shock reveals the true cost of a big‑car lifestyle
Australia is once again feeling the sting of global conflict at the petrol pump....
James Reynolds 11 Mar 2026
West Papua stresses Indigenous approval for palm oil expansion
The West Papua provincial government has stressed to Jakarta any release of fore...
Andrew Mathieson 12 Jan 2026
New initiatives encourage young Fijian farmers to lead innovation, protect land
Fiji has placed youth at the centre of its agricultural future, launching new in...
Rebekah Rasmussen 9 Dec 2025
Ngarluma, Rio Tinto pursue 80MW Pilbara solar farm

Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation will develop an 80MW solar farm near Karratha in Western Australia's vast Pilbara region to supply Rio Tinto's operations across the Pilbara with renewable energy.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jul 16, 2024
Barakee Rental Services and Cundaline Resources forge Indigenous partnership in iron ore mining

Barakee Rental Services has marked a significant milestone by deploying their first mobile scalping screen to Cundaline Resources, forming an Indigenous partnership in the contract crushing sector.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 27, 2024
Pacific graduate beats the odds and earns her master's degree

Veronika Ruby Iloilo, a Masters graduate from the University of Auckland, turned personal challenges into a focus on researching Pacific people overcoming persecution during the Dawn Raids era.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 24, 2024
Female-owned Indigenous company taking on the "big boys" in oil and gas

First Nations women entrepreneurs are few and far between in the oil and gas industry, but proud Woppaburra woman Nikky Barney-Irvine has set about to change that.

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Brendan Foster Apr 30, 2024
Geraldine Cook goes from apprentice to mentor at Zinfra

When proud Alyawarre woman Geraldine Cook started her apprenticeship at an energy industry service provider in central Queensland the learning curve was steep.

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Brendan Foster Feb 13, 2024
Bureaucracy bungle delays World Heritage nomination for Burrup Peninsula

The Burrup Peninsula's possible status as a World Heritage site has been delayed by 12 months after the federal government's submission was deemed invalid.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Nov 27, 2023
Alcohol and racism fuelling 'shocking' NT violence

Indigenous leader Marcia Langton has called for alcohol restrictions across the entire Northern Territory to solve the scourge of domestic violence and rejected suggestions the crisis is a cultural is...

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Neve Brissenden Nov 1, 2023
Killers of the Flower Moon star Yancey Red Corn speaks on colonial violence

Yancey Red Corn, actor and a member of the Osage, Caddo and Potawatomi Tribes in the United States, spoke with National Indigenous Times about Martin Scorcese's Killers of the Flower Moon and the lega...

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Zak Kirkup Oct 31, 2023
Midnight Oil launch campaign to call out 'bullshit' scare campaigns

Australian rock band Midnight Oil led by Peter Garrett have lent their voice to the 'Yes' campaign. The Oils have produced, recorded, and paid for a radio advertising campaign explaining why people sh...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 3, 2023
Regulator blasted as Federal Court halts Woodside's LNG project off Pilbara coast

Woodside Energy's plans for its Scarborough Gas Project off the north-west coast of Western Australia have suffered a setback after a Federal Court ruling in favour of a traditional owner on Thursday.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Sep 28, 2023
Scarborough decision pending for Woodside

Woodside Energy will know by Thursday afternoon if it can begin surveying the seabed off the north coast of Western Australia for its Scarborough LNG project after a Federal Court hearing on Tuesday.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Sep 27, 2023
Woodside temporarily blocked from proceeding with Scarborough gas project off WA coast

Woodside has been temporarily blocked from proceeding with a major gas project off WA's northern coast after a successful court injunction by a Traditional custodian.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Sep 15, 2023
Woodside halts seismic blasting off WA coast after eleventh-hour court injunction

Woodside Energy has agreed to delay seismic testing for its $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project off the Pilbara coast after an eleventh-hour legal bid.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Sep 7, 2023
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