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Labor MP breaks ranks over Kimberley fracking as EPA warnings expose gas risks
Federal Labor MP Josh Wilson has become the first WA-based Labor member to forma...
Phoebe Solon 2 Nov 2026
Reef Traditional Owners unite to form historic Alliance as search begins for inaugural CEO
After more than three decades of advocacy, Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owners...
Jirrbal Elders return to Country as $24.7 million conservation campaign continues
Jirrbal Traditional Custodians are returning to parts of their Country in Far No...
Joseph Guenzler 30 Oct 2026
Traditional Owners reclaim access to rainforest Country
Connection to Country is one of the most important things to Jirrbal Elder Uncle...
Keira Jenkins (AAP) 29 Oct 2026
Argyle mine handback ‘a long way down the track’ as pink diamond controversy draws attention
The group representing Traditional Owners of the Argyle diamond mine in Western...
Phoebe Solon 24 Oct 2026
Young Indigenous entrepreneur makes waves with innovative sunscreen business

Like many First Nations small businesses, budding young Indigenous entrepreneur Garnet Brennan faced significant economic barriers when attempting to access finance.

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Brendan Foster Oct 22, 2026
Wuthathi families return to Country for historic Cape York gathering

More than 250 Wuthathi people have gathered on Country on the far north-eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula, marking the first time in more than 100 years families have come together there for a majo...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 22, 2026
'Our spiritual connection to this Country has been forever' - Tjalkadjara Traditional Owners secure native title

The Tjalkadjara community celebrated gaining native title over a swathe of the Northern Goldfields on Monday, after almost eight years of fighting for their rights to the land.

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Ronan O'Connell Sep 14, 2026
Traditional knowledge helps reveal reef and mangrove connection

A decade-long partnership between Bardi Jawi rangers and Australian marine scientists has confirmed the important connection between mangrove and reef ecosystems in Western Australia's Kimberley regio...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Sep 7, 2026
Gulf dugong numbers plunge as Traditional Owners call for urgent action

Dugong numbers in the Gulf of Carpentaria have fallen sharply since the last region-wide aerial survey two decades ago, prompting Traditional Owners and researchers to call for increased monitoring an...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 3, 2026
South Australian Museum invites Kaurna knowledge holders and experts to join working group

Kaurna knowledge holders and experts have been invited by the South Australian Museum to express their interest in joining a new Kaurna Expert Focus Working Group to help guide the development of the...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 27, 2026
Traditional Owners to help shape $30 million program protecting Great Barrier Reef and Catchments

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the health of the Great Barrier Reef cannot be separated from the rivers, waterways and catchments flowing across Country.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 26, 2026
Sacred Indigenous landscape Karlu Karlu gains international recognition

Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve has received international recognition, becoming the Northern Territory's first and Australia's third International Dark Sky Sanctuary.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Aug 25, 2026
Victorian Traditional Owners criticise ‘shooting super agency’

The creation of a "shooting super agency" has been criticised by Victorian Traditional Owners, who say they were not involved in the process, which "betrays the commitment of Statewide Treaty".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 13, 2026
Native title holders win High Court challenge over NT water licence

Native title holders from Central Australia have secured a High Court victory in their fight to assert control over an aquifer. On Wednesday, the High Court ruled in favour of the Mpwerempwer Aborigin...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 5, 2026
WA Premier apologises after failure to engage with Traditional Owner group on major announcement

WA Premier Roger Cook has apologised to the Ngarluma people after the state government did not invite representatives of the Traditional Owners to a major event on their Country.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 3, 2026
Traditional Owners warn some communities falling through gaps in native title system

Traditional Owners in Western Australia's south west are concerned some communities are falling through gaps in the native title system. Njaki Njaki man and Chair of the Njaki Njaki Aboriginal Corpora...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 10, 2026
Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner launches legal action to protect significant sites on the Murray River

A Wadi Wadi Traditional Owner launched legal action on Thursday challenging the Victorian government's approval of a floodplain engineering project at Nyah on the Murray River.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 25, 2026
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