Paul Paton   

Victoria's peak Traditional Owner body has thrust cultural burning into the state's election campaign with a new pitch to bolster on-Country fire rights for First Nations people.

The Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations has called on State Government to boost laws protecting the native foods and botanicals industry.

When we talk about a cultural landscape, we are using Western terms and concepts to explain something for which there is no easy translation.

Criticism has continued for the Western Australian Government after the Cultural Heritage Bill was passed without amendment on Wednesday night.