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More eyes on Murujuga after prestigious TIME Magazine listing
It was a long battle for the extraordinary Murujuga landscape across the Burrup...
David Prestipino 23 Mar 2026
Construction set to begin on ranger housing at Murujuga National Park
A local Karratha builder in Australia's north-west will soon commence constructi...
David Prestipino 19 Jan 2026
What were the most prominent stories in Indigenous affairs throughout 2025?
A broad range of topics made headlines in Indigenous affairs throughout 2025. Na...
'They should sit with us': MAC slams unannounced Canadian visit to Murujuga World Heritage Site
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation chairperson and Traditional Owner Peter Hicks ha...
NIT staff writers 10 Dec 2025
Nyamina hits the seas to protect World Heritage listed Murujuga
Protection of one of the world's richest and ancient collections of engraved roc...
David Prestipino 28 Nov 2025
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation welcomes long-awaited declaration from minister on cultural landscape

Federal environment minister Murray Watt has given a green light to continued industrial activity and expansion around the Murujuga Cultural Landscape in WA's Pilbara region, with some new conditions...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 12, 2025
Federal Court finds government unreasonably delayed ministerial decision on Murujuga application - "with no adequate explanation"

The federal government has unreasonably delayed its decision on a Section 10 application regarding the Murujuga Cultural Landscape and will most likely have to pay the legal costs of the court action...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 25, 2025
Environment Minister says industry can co-exist with rock art following Murujuga World Heritage listing

Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt says the science is clear that "industry can co-exist with rock art" on the Burrup Peninsula, amid concerns about industrial impacts on Western Australia's Mur...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 14, 2025
BREAKING: UNESCO includes Murujuga Cultural Landscape on World Heritage List

UNESCO has voted to include the Murujuga Cultural Landscape, home to the world's greatest collection of ancient rock art, on the World Heritage List.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 11, 2025
The eyes of the world are now on Murujuga

As the global spotlight turns to the Murujuga Cultural Landscape, which the World Heritage Committee is currently considering for listing, two contrasting scientific reports have sparked a wider debat...

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Staff writers Jul 10, 2025
Exclusive: Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation 'positive and confident' about making history at UNESCO

Currently in Paris to make the case for UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Murujuga Cultural Landscape, representatives of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation say the listing represents "greater pro...

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Maria Marouchtchak Jul 10, 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
Robust scientific analysis should ensure World Heritage Listing at Murujuga - MAC

A thorough expert scientific monitoring program and further independent analysis on its report of the impact of largest and oldest rock art gallery in world should ensure its inscription by UNESCO in...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 30, 2025
Murujuga report lead researcher speaks out on rock art monitoring report

The lead scientist of a major report on the impact of industrial emissions on ancient Indigenous rock art at Murujuga, and the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, have defended the summary of the finding...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 7, 2025
Traditional Owners “disappointed” by Murujuga World Heritage Listing delay

The hopes of a World Heritage listing for the Murujuga Cultural Landscape and its extraordinary collection of ancient Indigenous rock art have been dealt a blow, with UNESCO set to delay a decision ov...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 28, 2025
World Heritage Listing decision on Murujuga Cultural Landscape due in July

In the latest development of a long-running investigation, it has been announced the decision regarding the World Heritage Listing for the Murujuga Cultural Landscape will be made in July when the UNE...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 24, 2025
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation strikes deal for "equal footing in future decision-making" over Murujuga country

Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation has "defined a new approach" to agreement-making in Australia, following the signing Thursday of a Statement of Intent by the Corporation, the federal, state and local...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 1, 2024
Murujuga Rangers help create "first of its kind" qualifications in monitoring rock art

Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation Rangers are helping to create a suite of university level "micro-credentials" for monitoring the rock art of Murujuga – the first of its kind in Australia, and li...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 15, 2023
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