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New Forestry roadmap strengthens Tiwi jobs and leadership
For more than 60 years, forestry has been part of life on the Tiwi Islands. Now,...
Nicole Brown 22 May 2026
$500,000 raised - to be doubled - for cyclone-hit Tiwi College thanks to Melbourne partner school's appeal
In the aftermath of Cyclone Fina, there were serious concerns about what kind of...
Jarred Cross 16 Dec 2025
'Country is lonely, Country needs people' - Tiwi Traditional Owners welcome new Indigenous Protected Area
The recognition of the Tiwi Islands as an Indigenous Protected Area is a landmar...
Jarred Cross 12 Dec 2025
Child abuser who worked in Tiwi Islands, NT and Kimberley region jailed for historic offences
This report contains references to sexual assault. More than two decades on from...
Giovanni Torre 9 Dec 2025
Residents warned to shelter at home as destructive winds hammer Top End
Destructive wind gusts are hammering remote communities in the Top End, with tro...
Lloyd Jones 22 Nov 2025
Exclusive: Non-Indigenous 'Tiwi Man' letters under scrutiny

In 2020, when Peter George Remfrey's Queensland-based workforce company Pandanus Group announced a new partnership, he was introduced as "a proud Tiwi man of non-Indigenous descent".

Reece Harley Reece Harley Oct 15, 2025
Communities mourn loss of Elder, educator and leader Mr E. Portaminni

Communities on the Tiwi Islands and beyond are mourning the loss of Elder, educator and leader Mr E. Portaminni. The Northern Territory's Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, of which Mr Portaminni...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 6, 2025
Hawks Tiwi star's tribute to mum in AFLW Indigenous round

The AFLW Indigenous-themed rounds touch the heart of every player connected to the more than 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mobs across the nation, but none more so this season than second-...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 30, 2024
'He did lie' : Questions surround UWA academic who allegedly misled Traditional Owners in Santos case

A UWA academic is under fire for lying to Tiwi Islanders who brought an eventually unsuccessful First Nations cultural heritage claim against Santos.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 18, 2024
Renewable future one step closer for the Tiwi Islands

A renewables future is one step closer for the Tiwi Islands, with construction underway at the Wurrumiyanga Solar Infill and Energy Storage Pilot Project.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 20, 2023
New bridge for Tiwi Islands as NT fights 50/50 funding

New projects linking remote Indigenous communities to essential services could be on the chopping block thanks to funding shortfalls. When the rains cast over the Tiwi Islands during the wet season, t...

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Neve Brissenden Nov 20, 2023
Tiwi Islanders win last-minute bid to temporarily halt Santos' Barossa gas project

A Tiwi Traditional owner has won a last minute bid to temporarily halt oil giant Santos from building a $5.8 billion Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea.

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Brendan Foster Nov 2, 2023
Key contract awarded in Tiwi Islands clean energy push

A renewable energy future is one step closer for the Tiwi Islands with a design and construct tender for a pilot program in Wurrumiyanga awarded to Circular Solutions.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 21, 2023
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