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Remote Aboriginal community receives major water security boost
The remote Aboriginal community of Scotdesco on South Australia's far west coast...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Jul 2026
Connection to waterways celebrated in NAIDOC Week exhibition
Barkinji artist Nici Cumpston works to capture the reverence and reciprocal conn...
Jarred Cross 26 Jun 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...
Giovanni Torre 25 Jun 2026
Freshwater Saltwater exhibition to celebrate coming together of cultures, stories and creative voices
UMI Arts' flagship annual members exhibition, Freshwater Saltwater, will return...
Giovanni Torre 24 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
Traditional Owners take water governance campaign to Barunga Festival

Traditional Owners from across south-east Arnhem Land have used the 2026 Barunga Festival to build support for Indigenous-led water governance, collecting signatures on a petition calling for greater...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 10, 2026
Darwin community invited to back grassroots change through 10x10 Philanthropy event

A unique philanthropy movement which is transforming the way communities support grassroots programs, including Indigenous-led initiatives, is returning to Darwin this month following a successful ina...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 8, 2026
Fijian settlement receives clean water after 50-year wait

Fijian residents of the Nabuna Settlement in Lekutu, Bua now have access to clean drinking water after more than 50 years of relying on a nearby spring for daily household needs.

Indigenous disaster resilience gathering heads on-Country

An on-Country conference is prioritising First Nations voices in emergency management and recovery to to drive an Indigenous‑led national conversation on disaster resilience.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 5, 2026
Young Indigenous eco warrior named as finalist in Queensland awards

Scarlett-Jean Cheetham has been named a finalist in the 2026 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards after years of community work, fundraising and marine conservation efforts in Gimuy (Cairns).

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 4, 2026
Concerns raised over health, water and housing as residents return to Nganmarriyanga / Palumpa after floods

Concerns have been raised about residents being returned to the flood-hit remote Northern Territory community of Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) despite fears over water quality, medical care, power supply a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 26, 2026
Flood-affected children learn crocodile safety in Batchelor

Children from flood-affected families staying in Batchelor are taking part in crocodile safety sessions, with the NT government's Be Crocwise program helping to deliver lessons to kids across the Terr...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Apr 23, 2026
'Fundamental to our history, culture, and future' - Indian Peaks Band files to protect Tribal water rights in Utah

The Indian Peaks Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, represented by the Native American Rights Fund, filed a Notice of Appeal and Petition for Stay with the US Department of the Interior on Wedne...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 3, 2026
Traditional Owners 'underwhelmed' by WA government’s plan for managing Fitzroy River catchment and Derby Peninsula

The Kimberley Land Council and Traditional Owner Water Working Group say they are "underwhelmed" by the WA government's draft plan for managing the Fitzroy River catchment and the Derby Peninsula, whi...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 1, 2026
Fiji launches $50 million water bottling project in rural Ra

A new $50 million water bottling project at Naseyani in Fiji's Ra province is being positioned as a major investment in rural development, export growth and landowner partnership.

Critical work begins to deliver water security projects for Queensland Indigenous communities

Critical work has begun to deliver water security projects for the Indigenous communities of Cherbourg, Doomadgee, Mornington Island, Northern Peninsula Area and Wujal Wujal in Queensland.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 31, 2026
Parliament votes to boost independence and powers of National Commissioner for Indigenous children and youth

Federal legislation has passed through Parliament increasing the independence and powers of the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People.

Murray-Darling Cultural Flows funding 'once-in-a-decade opportunity' for First Nations water justice

Aboriginal Organisations in the Murray-Darling Basin have welcomed federal funding for Cultural Flows planning and projects which will "genuinely advance water justice and justice for the Environment"...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Mar 20, 2026
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