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Canadian Indigenous leaders take stand for First Nations’ access to clean and safe drinking water
Indigenous leaders have urged the Canadian government to take a much stronger st...
Giovanni Torre 16 Oct 2026
Murujuga artefacts reveal a cultural landscape beneath the sea
Stone artefacts found beneath the sea at Murujuga in north-western Australia hav...
Joseph Guenzler 14 Oct 2026
Ranchers block Brazilian officials from marking out Paquiçamba Indigenous Land
Since Sept. 23, a group of rural producers has maintained a blockade on the road...
Aimee Gabay 13 Oct 2026
Police renew appeal for missing Indigenous boy
NSW Police have renewed an appeal to locate an Indigenous teenage boy missing fr...
Joseph Guenzler 13 Oct 2026
Restoring Indigenous cultural burning could help break 'catastrophic fire loop'
Restoring Indigenous cultural burning could help break a "catastrophic fire loop...
Doomadgee water project reaches major construction milestone

Construction has started on a new water treatment plant in Doomadgee as part of a project aimed at securing safe and reliable drinking water for the community.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 2, 2026
Upton re-writes history with third Dally M, Trindall finishes second in men's count

Tamika Upton's legacy has grown as she outdid her own unprecedented record of two Dally M medals with a third as the NRLW's best player. The Barada fullback went back-to-back at Wednesday night's cere...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 1, 2026
Doesn't happen in cities: Remote communities facing water and essential services issues

The Northern Land Council has called on the Northern Territory and Commonwealth governments to urgently address what it says are persistent failures in essential services affecting remote communities...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 21, 2026
'Better outcomes for waterways and Country': DJAARA releases first Environmental Water Plan

The collaborative use of traditional knowledge and western science promises stronger outcomes for Country and its waterways, a major Victorian Aboriginal representative body says as it unveils it's ne...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 17, 2026
Thousands at risk: New report calls out gap in safe drinking water standards in remote First Nations communities

A new report from the Water Services Association of Australia has found that more than 6,500 First Nations people living in remote communities were supplied with water that did not meet the Australian...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 16, 2026
Mangrove boardwalk’s safety upgrades honour Aboriginal cultural heritage

A project set to rejuvenate Newcastle's Carrington mangrove boardwalk is set to highlight the Aboriginal cultural heritage and ecological value of the area while delivering safer, more inclusive acces...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 8, 2026
Traditional knowledge helps reveal reef and mangrove connection

A decade-long partnership between Bardi Jawi rangers and Australian marine scientists has confirmed the important connection between mangrove and reef ecosystems in Western Australia's Kimberley regio...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Sep 7, 2026
Water Act needs 'major rewrite' to include First Nations rights, advocates say

With a review of the federal Water Act underway, the Gamilaroi Water Carriers - Elder Traditional Owner women based in Moree, New South Wales - have come together "because the voices of the Northern B...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 3, 2026
Wuggubun Statement calls for Aboriginal authority, economic empowerment, water security and heritage reform across the Kimberley

The Kimberley Land Council (KLC), Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC), Kimberley Language Resource Centre (KLRC), Aarnja and Empowered Young Leaders have released the Wuggubun Stateme...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 1, 2026
Traditional Owners urge federal government to recognise and respect water rights in Act review

Indigenous Nations-led and governed water organisations have united to call on the Australian Government to deliver a stronger national vision for water reform through the review of the Water Act 2007...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 1, 2026
Fiji tests biocontrol agents to tackle invasive African tulip

Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways is testing two biological control agents that could help manage African tulip, with both being kept under secure containment while their environmental safe...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 28, 2026
Traditional Owners to help shape $30 million program protecting Great Barrier Reef and Catchments

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the health of the Great Barrier Reef cannot be separated from the rivers, waterways and catchments flowing across Country.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 26, 2026
Remote Aboriginal community receives water quality green light

A supply of drinking water is now available in the Fitzroy Valley community of Kadjina following the completion of $1.9 million water infrastructure upgrades, lifting a long-standing water quality adv...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 19, 2026
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