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Couple's road to rubbish solution for Thursday Island residents
An Indigenous-owned business tackling long-standing waste management challenges...
David Prestipino 18 Jun 2026
Water Corporation procurement reforms aim to drive benefits for Aboriginal businesses in WA
Changes to Western Australia's Water Corporation procurement processes could dri...
Giovanni Torre 12 Jun 2026
Nuclear test survivor’s daughter calls on First Nations communities to speak up on AUKUS
First Nations leader Karina Lester cites her father's painful survival of nuclea...
Natasha Clark 8 Jun 2026
Indigenous firm WV Tech leading the way in e-waste recycling
A First Nations business is leading the way when it comes to recycling, recovery...
Giovanni Torre 16 Apr 2026
New trash booms planned as Fiji targets ocean-bound waste
The Fiji Government is set to expand its trash boom program, aiming to cut marin...
Rebekah Rasmussen 31 Dec 2025
Samoa unveils new hub for waste management training and community learning

Samoa has launched its first Waste Management Education Centre, marking a new commitment to improving waste practices and community learning.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Dec 22, 2025
Yirra Yaakin to present WA premiere of John Harvey's Heart is a Wasteland

John Harvey's Heart is a Wasteland will make its Western Australian debut this month. Described as a humorous and deeply heartfelt play, the story - which follows a turbulent love affair that unfurls...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Oct 1, 2025
Jacinta Price says a Coalition government will target “waste” in Indigenous affairs

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says a federal Coalition government will target "waste" in the Indigenous affairs portfolio. The shadow minister for government efficiency, as well Indigenous affairs, also to...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 10, 2025
Traditional Owners protest Dutton's nuclear plan for Collie

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was met by a group of protesters as he visited WA town Collie to speak with local council authorities about his nuclear plans.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 18, 2024
Dutton's nuclear plans threaten Traditional Owners' land rights

Traditional Owners in Queensland have voiced their opposition to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's plans to establish nuclear power facilities on Indigenous land.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 20, 2024
Lidia Thorpe warns new laws will turn Australia into "the world's nuclear waste dump"

Senator Lidia Thorpe has warned new legislation to regulate nuclear safety of activities relating to AUKUS submarines has left Australia open to becoming "the world's nuclear waste dump".

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 13, 2024
Barngarla Traditional Owners honoured for hard-fought victory over nuclear waste dump plan

The Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation has been awarded the 2023 Peter Rawlinson Award for a successful seven-year campaign to protect their country in South Australia from the long-term t...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 17, 2023
Nuclear waste dump King hit, Indigenous Traditional Owners rejoice

Construction of a nuclear waste dump in regional South Australia has been scrapped with the Traditional Owners hailing the move but the local mayor declaring it a "kick in the guts".

Court rules in favour of Barngala people, preventing nuclear waste facility in Kimba

The Barngarla people of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula are rejoicing as the Federal Court has overturned the decision to construct a nuclear waste facility on their land in near Kimba.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 18, 2023
Pacific leaders remain steadfast against nuclear waste disposal

Pacific has a combined voice on "no nuclear waste" in the Pacific, Prime Minister James Marape told reporters in Port Moresby on Tuesday. He was asked by reporters if the country would support Japan o...

Barngarla Traditional Owners fight nuclear waste dump plan in court

Barngarla Traditional Owners take their fight against a planned radioactive waste facility near Kimba on the Eyre Peninsula to the Federal Court on Monday, 6 March.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 6, 2023
THEATRE REVIEW: Heart is a Wasteland a visual modern love story with a strong Indigenous cast

An Indigenous production by an Indigenous company featuring an Indigenous cast with Indigenous Art. Heart Is a Wasteland is a Dramatic Love story that is scarily familiar and easy to relate.

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NIT Sep 5, 2022
Restrictions placed on APY lands after COVID-19 detected

South Australian authorities have imposed restrictions on residents in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in the state's north after COVID-19 was detected in wastewater at Ind...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 14, 2021
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