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Indigenous teenage girl allegedly dragged from home by cops, chained to hospital bed
A shocking image showing a 16-year-old Noongar mother shackled to a hospital bed...
Phoebe Solon 21 Oct 2026
Connected Care rollout expands specialist maternity services across the Kimberley
Women with high-risk pregnancies in the Kimberley are set to benefit from improv...
Phoebe Solon 20 Oct 2026
Noongar Elder Robert Isaacs recognised with honorary doctorate
Noongar Elder and community leader Robert Isaacs has received an honorary doctor...
Jackson Clark 19 Oct 2026
Inquest to be held into murder of Hawke children after grandmother's long campaign for truth
This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. After a long...
Giovanni Torre 15 Oct 2026
'Why should the poor out bush pay more?' Land Council, social justice advocates urge increase to remote area allowance

Central Land Council representatives travelled to Canberra this week to confront legislators with the stark reality of the cost of living in remote and regional Australia.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 15, 2026
Leading legal figures continue push for inquest into murder of Pilbara children

This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. Two prominent Western Australian legal figures have continued to push the state government to hold an inquest into the murder of thre...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 15, 2026
Banjima and Yindjibarndi unite to shape Pilbara's energy future

Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation and Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, through their respective commercial entities Banjima Pty Ltd and Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation, have signed a Mem...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 14, 2026
Murujuga artefacts reveal a cultural landscape beneath the sea

Stone artefacts found beneath the sea at Murujuga in north-western Australia have revealed how First Nations peoples lived and moved resources across a landscape submerged at least 9,000 years ago.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 14, 2026
Forever Stories marks new chapter for Common Ground storytelling project

Common Ground's First Nations Bedtime Stories project will now be known as Forever Stories, with the new name following consultation with communities, educators and participants.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 14, 2026
Yindjibarndi’s biggest project yet faces final hurdle

First Nations energy developer Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC) has lodged the final planning application for a proposed 1.5 gigawatt (GW) wind, solar and battery project in Western Australia's P...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 13, 2026
Djarindjin on board for industry expansion

The Indigenous owner of the only airport in the Southern Hemishphere which operates a civil hot-refuelling service is considering how the unique asset can support a broader range of initiatives across...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 12, 2026
Senior coordinator appointed as response to child safety in Pilbara continues

A senior coordinator is set to oversee multiagency work and report to Western Australia's Child Protection Minister as the response to at-risk children in the Pilbara continues.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 12, 2026
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