Roger Cook
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains the name of a person who has died. The mother of Cleveland Dodd — the first child recorded to die...
The WA Government has opened the WA Stolen Generations Redress Scheme for applications, acknowledging the enduring effects of past child removal policies on Aboriginal people in Western Australia.
The death in custody of Linton Ryan, a young Aboriginal man whose calls for help were allegedly ignored, was preventable and is an indictment on broader failings in the justice system, a leading human...
Along with my colleagues, and stalwart warriors like Mr Ted Wilkes and Mr Sandy Davies, we have stood and continue to stand on the frontline; fighting for justice, equality, and a future for our peopl...
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.
Consultation over Native Title and Aboriginal cultural heritage protection will be reviewed in Western Australia, two years after an embarrassing backflip on a failed attempt to modernise the system.
Western Australia has a new Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, with Don Punch taking the role in the Cook government's cabinet reshuffle. The Labor government won a landslide victory in the March 8 elec...
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.
Western Australia's Liberal leader Libby Mettam has gone the way of her federal colleague Peter Dutton in saying she won't stand in front of the Aboriginal Flag if she becomes the Premier, a view whic...
Roebourne District High School is about to unveil the first stage of its much-anticipated $72.4 million redevelopment, bringing a wave of fresh opportunities to students in the Pilbara.
The jailing of an Australian grandmother in Japan is a "kick in the guts" with WA Premier Roger Cook expressing hope for the convicted drug smuggler's potential appeal.
For most visitors, Rottnest Island is known as a picturesque holiday destination. But for Aboriginal people, particularly the Whadjuk Noongar people, Wadjemup—its original name—is a place...
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia says it was "devastated" to learn of the passing of the young boy overnight after he was found unresponsive in his cell at Banksia Hill Detention Cent...