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'We refused to have that happen' - community members claim win after federal court sacks medical service board
The federal court has sacked the board of the South West Aboriginal Medical Serv...
Giovanni Torre 27 Feb 2026
Exclusive: Noongar Settlement claimants meet ORIC over rule books
Indigenous corporation watchdog ORIC has met with the seven organisations and cl...
David Prestipino 15 Jan 2026
Shire of Denmark embraces Aboriginal dual naming across 15 locations
The Shire of Denmark Council in Western Australia has formally endorsed the impl...
Giovanni Torre 23 Nov 2025
Exclusive: Fiery AGM on cards as Ballardong members eye change
The impact of a federal governance probe on one of the seven organisations cover...
David Prestipino 21 Nov 2025
South West Aboriginal Women’s Collective celebrates second historic roundtable

The South West Aboriginal Women's Collective has wrapped up its second Roundtable on Wardandi Boodja, having brought together over 100 Aboriginal women from Bunbury, Manjimup, Collie, Busselton and su...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 11, 2025
South West Aboriginal Women’s Collective to host second roundtable gathering

The South West Aboriginal Women's Collective will host its second Roundtable gathering across September 1-2 in Bunbury. The Collective is a grassroots, community-led movement ensuring Aboriginal women...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 28, 2025
Noongar Elders raise the alarm over "continued expansion" of mining in jarrah forests

Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association has sounded the alarm over what it called "the continued expansion of mining by Alcoa and others in the jarrah forests of Noongar Boodja and especially in the Mund...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 26, 2025
Land Council speaks out to dispel “misunderstandings” surrounding report on controversial property purchase

The South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council has spoken out to dispel what it calls "misunderstandings within the community and in recent media articles" surrounding the recent Ombudsman's report on...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 22, 2025
South West Aboriginal Medical Service members call for new board amidst turmoil

Members of the South West Aboriginal Medical Service recently marched on its headquarters to demand the dissolution of its board amidst ongoing turmoil in the organisation.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 30, 2025
Football icon Syd Jackson to be immortalised at original home club in WA's south-west

Football legend Syd Jackson will be immortalised with a bronze statue at the home of his original club, announced this week. Before carving out a Hall of Fame career at East Perth, and later taking hi...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Feb 26, 2025
'Reconnecting with ancestry': Storylines initiative to hit the road in Western Australia

Aboriginal History WA and the State Library of Western Australia's Storylines initiative is set to embark on a road trip across the South West this February, offering free family history sessions to h...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Jan 17, 2025
Exclusive: South West Council board angered by claims of Noongar disharmony over $1.3b Native Title settlement

The chair of a South West land council that struck the nation's biggest Native Title deal has denied deep conflict exists in the Noongar community over the rollout and delivery of a $1.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 3, 2024
“I set my eyes on Tassie”: Siulepa heads south after signing with JackJumpers

Samoan basketball prodigy Roman Siulepa has signed with the Tasmanian JackJumpers through the NBL's Next Stars program. Touted as one of Australian basketball's rising stars, the 17-year-old joins the...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 10, 2024
SWALSC encourages Noongar community to reach out on World Suicide Prevention Day

With this year's theme of World Suicide Prevention Day being "Creating hope through action," South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council chairperson Megan Krakouer is leading a push to raise awareness...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Sep 13, 2023
Wagyl Kaip Southern Noongar Aboriginal Corporation say Yes to the Voice

The Wagyl Kaip Southern Noongar Aboriginal Corporation (WKSNAC) has confirmed its support of a Voice to Parliament. As part of the process, the regional WA corporation will provide members with opport...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Aug 9, 2023
SWALSC partner with Play School to bring Noongar culture into Australian homes

The South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council has an announced a new partnership with the ABC's Play School to bring Noongar culture into many Australian homes.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 4, 2023
Summit's timely deep dive into significance of First Nations culture

Organisers of the highly anticipated 2023 Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Studies (AIATSIS) Summit have hailed the week-long event an overwhelming success.

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David Prestipino Jun 18, 2023
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