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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...
Callan Morse 19 Jun 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 dollar...
Giovanni Torre 8 May 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 Communi...
Giovanni Torre 23 Apr 2026
Pilbara businesses thrive from tech-driven investment
Local businesses across the Pilbara can expect investment upwards of $1. 3 milli...
David Prestipino 27 Feb 2026
Indigenous leaders graduate from WAALI programs driving change in community
A group of Indigenous public servants have completed leadership training through...
Joseph Guenzler 3 Feb 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
EXCLUSIVE: Kimberley leaders call for housing to return to community control

Walmajarri man Robert Lee lifts the iron mat from his bathroom floor, revealing a gaping hole that drops to the earth below. In Ngurtuwarta, a small Aboriginal community 12 kilometres east of Fitzroy...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Sep 9, 2025
Trailblazers offer invaluable peek into Indigenous-led agritourism success

First Nations tourism leaders in Western Australian have seen the potential of Indigenous-led agritourism first-hand, after an eye-opening exchange program with Vanuatu.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 30, 2025
Tender open for WA’s ‘world class’ Aboriginal Cultural Centre

An Aboriginal Cultural Centre overlooking the Derbarl Yerrigan / Swan River is a step closer after the Western Australian Government released the project's design tender.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 4, 2025
Calls for Western Australian Government to “get with the program” by implementing truth-telling commission

Western Australian Senate candidate Megan Krakouer has called on the Western Australian government to implement a state-based truth-telling commission.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 26, 2025
Indigenous tourism investment plea following sky-high growth

Indigenous tourism operators in Western Australia have urged the WA Government to increase funding in a sector where participation rates more than doubled in recent years.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 7, 2025
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