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'Respect, rights and reform': Why Tasmania must get heritage protection right
As the Tasmanian Government progresses its overhaul of the Aboriginal Heritage A...
Mark Harriss 12 May 2026
Government spruiks ‘stronger protections’ as consultation opens on Tasmania’s Aboriginal Heritage Act
The reforming of Tasmania's Aboriginal Heritage Act has progressed after the sta...
Callan Morse 1 Apr 2026
Consultation with Alliance on Aboriginal Heritage Act progresses, TAC remain ‘completely shut out’
Consultation on reforming Tasmania's Aboriginal Heritage Act has improved, accor...
Callan Morse 18 Mar 2026
Arrests made following graffiti of culturally significant site
Two men in Victoria have been arrested for allegedly vandalising a culturally si...
Dechlan Brennan 18 Jul 2025
Delegation in Paris ahead of Murujuga Cultural Landscape's World Heritage determination

A delegation from the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) has travelled to Paris for a final decision on its bid to secure World Heritage Listing for the Murujuga Cultural Landscape on the Burrup Pe...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jul 6, 2025
WA shire fined for breach of Aboriginal heritage laws

The Shire of Toodyay in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region has been given a suspended fine for breaching the state's Aboriginal Heritage Act.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 18, 2025
New appointees to Aboriginal Heritage Council

Two Traditional Owners have been appointed by the Victorian government to the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council. The announcement by Treaty Minister Natalie Hutchins will see Mr Tya Lovett and Dr...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 19, 2025
Expressions of interest sought for Tasmanian Aboriginal Heritage Council

Expressions of interest are being sought from Aboriginal Tasmanians to nominate for the state's Aboriginal Heritage Council. Nominations to the Aboriginal Heritage Council (the Council) are being soug...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Feb 11, 2025
WA Government ignores referendum anniversary, remains silent on voice, treaty, and truth

One year on from the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice Referendum defeat, WA Premier Roger Cook and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Tony Buti have been tight-lipped on anything to do with Aboriginal and To...

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Jesse J. Fleay Oct 15, 2024
Traditional Owners, rangers and Northern Land Council team up for entry permit "blitz"

Traditional Owners, Njanjma Rangers, and the Northern Land Council headed out to Cahill's Crossing last week for a permit blitz – checking vehicle drivers and passengers had the required permiss...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 15, 2024
New members appointed to Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council

The Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council has announced the appointment of three new members who will continue the council's work in protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage across the state.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 2, 2024
Gold miner says Indigenous heritage protection order has killed $1b project

The company behind a major open-cut gold mine in western NSW said on Monday the $1 billion project was no longer viable after a rare Federal protection order on Friday to protect parts of the Belubula...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 19, 2024
Wamba Wemba Aboriginal Corporation becomes Victoria's 12th official Registered Aboriginal Party

The Wamba Wemba Aboriginal Corporation has been officially recognised as Victoria's 12th Registered Aboriginal Party. The decision comes after the First Peoples' Assembly voted to create a new reserve...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 10, 2024
Indigenous artefacts to return home from Canadian museum

Indigenous artefacts held in a Canadian museum will return to Queensland communities in a historic move towards healing. The state government reached an agreement with the Museum of Vancouver to begin...

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Savannah Meacham Jul 31, 2024
After long struggle, Federal Court recognises Wongkumara native title on 48,000 sqkm in NSW and Queensland

Almost three decades after their legal battle began, Justice Bernard Murphy of the Federal Court made orders on Wednesday recognising the Wongkumara people as native title holders over 48,000 sq km of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 3, 2024
New archaeological find uncovers 12,000 year-old First Nations ritual

The GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation and Monash University researchers have unearthed evidence of rituals dating back 500 generations.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 2, 2024
NSW government takes major step to protect sacred Butterfly Cave

The NSW government is protecting a sacred Aboriginal Site, the Butterfly Cave, by acquiring an area of culturally significant bushland in the Hunter, it announced on Tuesday.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 18, 2024
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