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Leading legal figures continue push for inquest into murder of Pilbara children
This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. Two prominent...
Giovanni Torre 15 Oct 2026
Yindjibarndi’s biggest project yet faces final hurdle
First Nations energy developer Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC) has lodged...
David Prestipino 13 Oct 2026
Senior coordinator appointed as response to child safety in Pilbara continues
A senior coordinator is set to oversee multiagency work and report to Western Au...
Jarred Cross 12 Oct 2026
Aboriginal tenant Joanne Jacobs wins key legal battle over housing rights
In a landmark decision on Friday, the Supreme Court of Western Australia found f...
Giovanni Torre 9 Oct 2026
Commissioner releases details of probe into child protection crisis in the Pilbara
Note: this report contains the names of people who have died. The National Commi...
Giovanni Torre 9 Oct 2026
WA Premier won't commit to visiting town at the heart of child protection crisis

WA Premier Roger Cook will not commit to going to Port Hedland himself to take charge of a child protection crisis and see the conditions that have been described as a "national shame", The West Austr...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 8, 2026
Aboriginal community group welcomes WA Government's initial response to Port Hedland child safety concerns

Community group Hedland Aboriginal Strong Leaders have welcomed the Western Australian Government's support to expand the operation of Headland House safe space to seven nights a week.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 24, 2026
WA Government vows multi-agency response to Port Hedland child safety concerns

A raft of measures have been announced to support Western Australia's Port Hedland community after child protection concerns were raised last week.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 23, 2026
Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children visits Pilbara ahead of urgent child protection roundtable

The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter, is in WA's Pilbara region this week in the wake of reports of children being neglected i...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 23, 2026
Colours of our Country exhibition marks 21 years with over 100 new art works

More than 120 artworks celebrating the enduring connection between people, Country and culture in the Pilbara will go on sale this month, as Colours of our Country returns for its 21st year.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 22, 2026
Call for urgent WA roundtable on Aboriginal child and family safety in wake of South Hedland case

Western Australian Aboriginal leaders have called for an urgent roundtable in the wake of allegations children were left alone in poor conditions in a house in South Hedland, in the state's Pilbara re...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 16, 2026
Child Protection Minister flies to Pilbara after report of Aboriginal children living in shocking conditions

Western Australia's Child Protection Minister Jessica Stojkovski has flown to the Pilbara in the state's north after reports vulnerable Aboriginal children are being left alone in poor conditions, som...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 15, 2026
Grants for ACCOs to deliver new homes for Aboriginal employees in WA's Kimberley and Pilbara regions

The Western Australian Government has announced the awarding of more than $8 million through the second round of the Aboriginal Employee Housing Grants Program.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 26, 2026
'Roebourne is not a fit prison for Aboriginal women' expert warns after inspector's report raises concerns

Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services has raised concerns about the disadvantages faced by women, as well as ageing infrastructure and population growth, in Roebourne Regional Prison.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 12, 2026
BHP partnership delivers $1 million boost to Pilbara schools

Thousands of students across Western Australia's Pilbara, including a significant number of Indigenous students, will soon have access to improved learning and play spaces through a partnership betwee...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 4, 2026
Yindjibarndi Water to acquire Dampier desalination plant in landmark deal with Rio Tinto, WA Government

Yindjibarndi Water will lead the acquisition of the 8-gigalitre-per-year Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant in the West Pilbara, after reaching agreements with Rio Tinto and the Western Australian Go...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jul 29, 2026
Six Aboriginal organisations receive funding to protect Pilbara heritage sites

Six Aboriginal organisations have secured more than $416,000 to safeguard culturally significant sites scattered across Western Australia's Pilbara.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 28, 2026
Search underway for missing Aboriginal woman in South Hedland

Police are appealing for public assistance to find a 22-year-old Aboriginal woman missing from South Hedland, in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 17, 2026
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