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Remote town’s Night Space supports youth, community safety
A youth night space has begun operating in Kununurra this week to provide a safe...
Callan Morse 21 Aug 2026
Remote Aboriginal community receives water quality green light
A supply of drinking water is now available in the Fitzroy Valley community of K...
Callan Morse 19 Aug 2026
BHP partnership delivers $1 million boost to Pilbara schools
Thousands of students across Western Australia's Pilbara, including a significan...
Callan Morse 4 Aug 2026
Social media stir over use of traditional place name
When an ally calls a place by its traditional name, why does it tie some people...
Dianne Bortoletto 15 Jul 2026
Indigenous MP overlooked as ex-staffer lands cabinet post
An Indigenous Labor politician has been overlooked for a state cabinet position...
Aaron Bunch (AAP) 11 Jul 2026
Hundreds of Indigenous students set to benefit from mining giant’s record community infrastructure spend

A community infrastructure commitment from mining and metals corporation BHP is set to support hundreds of Indigenous students in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 19, 2026
WA Indigenous Tourism Operators Council welcomes continued investment in Aboriginal tourism through Jina Action Plan

The WA government and Tourism Western Australia have committed $5 million dollars per year over four years towards the development of Aboriginal tourism experiences to be delivered under Jina: Western...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 8, 2026
WA Centre for Rural Health and Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community unite to prevent family violence in the Mid West

The Western Australian Centre for Rural Health and Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community (Aboriginal Corporation) have signed a landmark partnership agreement to work together to prevent family violence by...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 23, 2026
Pilbara businesses thrive from tech-driven investment

Local businesses across the Pilbara can expect investment upwards of $1.3 million to help grow and diversify the region after the state government announced $500,000 in funding on Friday.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Feb 27, 2026
Indigenous leaders graduate from WAALI programs driving change in community

A group of Indigenous public servants have completed leadership training through the Western Australian Aboriginal Leadership Institute (WAALI), with the aim of driving change in their communities and...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 3, 2026
Fuel at $3.75 a litre: why remote WA families are paying double and how Djarindjin wants the system fixed

Families in some of Western Australia's most remote communities are paying nearly twice as much for fuel as those in Perth, a cost burden which flows directly into food prices, household expenses and...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jan 16, 2026
Exclusive: Noongar Settlement claimants meet ORIC over rule books

Indigenous corporation watchdog ORIC has met with the seven organisations and claimants of Australia's biggest Native Title settlement in 2021 regarding compliance with their rule books.

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David Prestipino Jan 15, 2026
New cultural-connections database aims to close gaps in WA prisoner care

"By having this vital information at our fingertips, we can strengthen efforts to improve outcomes for Aboriginal people in our care," Department of Justice Director General Kylie Maj said as Western...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Dec 11, 2025
Upgrades improve remote power in Kimberley communities

Safer and more reliable power is up and running in two Kimberley communities after $27 million in funding supported the upgrade of power supplies across the remote Western Australian region.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 10, 2025
Funding boost opens doors for Indigenous students at WA Academy of Performing Arts

Edith Cowan University has announced a partnership agreement with international law firm Allens which would fund up to 20 students to study the 10908NAT Certificate IV in Aboriginal Performance in 202...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Dec 9, 2025
State injects millions into protection of Burrup Peninsula rock art

On WA's Burrup Peninsula, where 50,000-year-old engravings from First Nations people are etched across the rock, Traditional Owners say new funding will help protect one of the world's oldest cultural...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Dec 9, 2025
'Collecting the West' reveals the untold stories behind WA’s cultural artefacts

A new book from UWA Publishing is reframing Western Australia's story through the historical artefacts, artworks and natural specimens held in its museums, libraries and galleries.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 10, 2025
Amanda Healy’s Kirrikin honoured at WA Export Awards

Proud Wonnarua woman Amanda Healy and her Indigenous fashion label Kirrikin have won the inaugural First Nations Exporter Award at the 2025 Western Australian Export Awards.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Sep 18, 2025
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