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Social media stir over use of traditional place name
When an ally calls a place by its traditional name, why does it tie some people...
Dianne Bortoletto 15 Jul 2026
Indigenous MP overlooked as ex-staffer lands cabinet post
An Indigenous Labor politician has been overlooked for a state cabinet position...
Aaron Bunch (AAP) 11 Jul 2026
Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre marks NAIDOC Week with night market
Dozens gathered in the garden of Marninwarntikura Women's Resource Centre in Fit...
Natasha Clark 9 Jul 2026
Boomerangs, bush medicine and culture shared at KALACC this NAIDOC Week
Walmajarri man Terry Murray carefully lowers a large cut of beef into a pit dug...
Natasha Clark 9 Jul 2026
Kimberley Aboriginal women are set to take their case to the United Nations in Geneva
A delegation of Aboriginal women from Western Australia's Kimberley region is tr...
Natasha Clark 8 Jul 2026
Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre welcomes court reopening but warns of impact on remote families

Marninwarntikura Women's Resource Centre, based in Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia's Kimberley region, has welcomed the announcement regional court sittings will resume almost a month earlier th...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 7, 2026
WA Corrective Services minister set to quit politics

The minister responsible for Western Australia's beleaguered prison system is set to resign from politics this week. Paul Papalia has served as Minister for Corrective Services since June 2023, after...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 6, 2026
Kimberley MLA praises police after major drug bust

Broome detectives have received praise from Kimberley MLA Divina D'Anna after charging six people over an alleged drug trafficking attempt. On Wednesday, Ms D'Anna, a proud Yawuru woman, warned that d...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 1, 2026
Exclusive: Review launched after First Nations woman’s body left in Perth backyard for seven hours

The family of a First Nations woman left lying in a northern Boorloo/Perth backyard for seven hours after her sudden death says police failed to act with urgency.

WA government 'unlawfully' removed protections for Registered Heritage Site at Blackwood River

Karri Karrak Aboriginal Corporation has condemned Western Australia's Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage for removing tributaries and associated water places from Registered Aboriginal Site, t...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 29, 2026
Kullarri NAIDOC walk brings hundreds together in Broome

Broome burst into colour Friday morning as hundreds of school students, health workers and Aboriginal community groups marched through the town centre to launch NAIDOC week.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 26, 2026
Support 'desperately needed' for Aboriginal-led housing solutions as new data shows social housing failing to keep pace in WA

The Council of Aboriginal Services Western Australia has demanded urgent action on the state's housing crisis, with new data out Tuesday painting a grim picture for the most vulnerable communities fac...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 23, 2026
Hundreds of Indigenous students set to benefit from mining giant’s record community infrastructure spend

A community infrastructure commitment from mining and metals corporation BHP is set to support hundreds of Indigenous students in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 19, 2026
Community-built Ardyaloon art and culture hub prepares to open on Bardi Country

We are lucky with the wind today," Bardi man Russell Davey says, as women to his left carve etchings inside a light-filled warehouse. It is one of five buildings — including two studios, a galle...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 17, 2026
Brooke Blurton to share story of healing at Aboriginal Health Conference

Key points:- Brooke Blurton will be a keynote speaker at the 2026 Aboriginal Health Conference in Boorloo / Perth- Rural Health West and WA Country Health Service will host the conference- The event w...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 12, 2026
Dambimangari Traditional Owners back new Koolan Island ownership deal

Dambimangari Traditional Owners have backed a new ownership deal for Koolan Island, saying it could support greater access to Country and long-term benefits for the Dambeemangaddee community.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 12, 2026
Indigenous Desert Alliance welcomes WA government funding for globally significant fire program

Key points: Indigenous Desert Alliance welcomes the WA government's $5.3million commitment to securing the future of its Southern Deserts Indigenous‑led fire management program The fire management p...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 11, 2026
Study finds Aboriginal mental health workers central to patient care

A new study led by Australia's first Indigenous doctor and child psychiatrist has revealed Aboriginal people in the psychiatric care system do not receive culturally safe care, which is contributing t...

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 27, 2026
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