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EXCLUSIVE: 'I'm prepared to give it to him straight' - Noongar Elder Robert Isaacs challenges WA Premier
Dr Robert Isaacs has fired back at suggestions from WA Premier Roger Cook that t...
Giovanni Torre 11 Nov 2026
Where are the children in WA's political war over Aboriginal affairs?
As Aboriginal Affairs Minister Don Punch visits the Pilbara and Basil Zempilas d...
Phoebe Solon 9 Nov 2026
The road home to Cherratta: a Pilbara success story
When Harry Mowarin was a boy, the trip to school in Roebourne, in the Pilbara, m...
Dianne Bortoletto 2 Nov 2026
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 Australia's Child Protection Minister as the response to at-risk children in the Pilbara continues.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 12, 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 for the first time that public housing tenants across Western Australia have rights under health laws.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 9, 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 Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter, released the Terms of Refe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 9, 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
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