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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
Flinders Ranges submitted for UNESCO World Heritage listing
The Flinders Ranges in South Australia have been submitted for consideration for...
Joseph Guenzler 9 Mar 2026
How Gullara McInnes is using science to protect culture and Country
On the 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the global call to...
Nicole Brown 16 Feb 2026
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 World Heritage recognition marked with celebration at Burrup Peninsula
Aboriginal families from across the Pilbara gathered at Hearson's Cove on the Bu...
Natasha Clark 24 Nov 2025
Fiji hosts STAR 2025 conference to connect the Pacific through science

Fiji's Minister for Health and Medical Services has officially opened the STAR 2025 Conference in Suva. The Science, Technology and Resources Network connects the Pacific region with the global geosci...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 24, 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
Charges against former Cape York Land Council CEO prompt extended Heritage Listing review

A review into the proposed World Heritage listing of parts of Cape York has been extended after it was revealed the consultation process was led by former Cape York Land Council CEO Dion Creek, who is...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 10, 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
Alleged consultation gaps delay Cape York World Heritage listing

The nomination of Queensland's Cape York for UNESCO World Heritage status has sparked heated debate, with the newly elected LNP government ordering a review amid claims of inadequate consultation and...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 8, 2025
Family of Indigenous rights advocate Donald Thomson entrusts collection "of immense significance" to University of Melbourne

The Donald Thomson Ethnohistory Collection, a UNESCO-inscribed archive offering rare insights into Indigenous Australian culture, has been entrusted to the University of Melbourne by the family of Pro...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Dec 9, 2024
Call for World Heritage recognition and truth-telling at Wadjemup

Wadjemup/Rottnest Island should be included in the UNESCO World Heritage list as a place of significant cultural and heritage value, says Dr Hannah McGlade.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Nov 10, 2024
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