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Aboriginal Legal Service receives funding boost for vital work
The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia will receive a one-off funding...
Giovanni Torre 10 Sep 2026
WA heritage department asks City of Busselton for more information on Aboriginal site clearing
Western Australia's heritage department has asked the City of Busselton for more...
Dianne Bortoletto 5 Sep 2026
Mandoon Bilya Riverpark to create living legacy for Boorloo / Perth
A landmark Noongar-led river restoration project has secured a $550,000 Lotteryw...
Giovanni Torre 4 Sep 2026
Authorisation Meeting Notice: Proposed WA Goldfields Native Title claim, Agnew and surrounds
AUTHORISATION MEETING NOTICE: PROPOSED NEW NATIVE TITLE CLAIM DateTuesday, 22 &...
Giovanni Torre 27 Aug 2026
'Traditional Owners play a vital role' - Grants to boost protection of Kimberley cultural heritage

WA Government grants provided under the Native Title Party Capacity Building Program are helping Aboriginal organisations expand their workforces, improve governance and enhance services that support...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 26, 2026
Latest report released on condition of Murujuga's precious rock art

The WA Government released the third-year report from the Murujuga Rock Art Monitoring Program on Wednesday. The government said latest report "reaffirms that current emissions from industry and minin...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 26, 2026
New report sparks call for investment in Indigenous tourism operators tapping Chinese market

Governments should back a dedicated China-readiness program and a pilot to help Indigenous tourism operators develop experiences for the Chinese market, sector advocates say following new research sho...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 25, 2026
Connecting to Country grants support 23 projects across WA

Twenty-three projects across Western Australia will share more than $500,000 through the latest round of the WA Government's Connecting to Country grants program.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Aug 23, 2026
Remote town’s Night Space supports youth, community safety

A youth night space has begun operating in Kununurra this week to provide a safe place for young people in the East Kimberley town. The Kununurra Youth Night Space (KYNS) is temporarily based at the p...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 21, 2026
Free family history information sessions coming to East Kimberley

Aboriginal communities across the East Kimberley will have the opportunity to explore their family history at a series of free information sessions this September.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 20, 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
WA's Rheumatic Heart Disease Strategic Framework aims to drive change

The Western Australian Government a new strategic framework which sets out a shared vision to eliminate new cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in WA by 2036, through Aboriginal-led prevention, equ...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
The by-election that ended a century of control over Aboriginal lives

Alan Ridge, the parliamentarian who represented Australia's remote northwest as enormous political change swept across its pastoral stations and the nation, passed away earlier this year at the age of...

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Ben Wyatt Aug 13, 2026
Main Roads hits $1.1B Indigenous procurement target across WA's entire transport portfolio

Key points The $700 million target that made Main Roads nervous, and what the Director General said about shooting past it to $1.1B.  One hired truck, two guys and a shovel: how Benang won the contr...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 12, 2026
New program strengthens Indigenous psychology workforce

The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) has officially launched a landmark new program that will strengthen pathways into the psychology profession for Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 11, 2026
Woman cleared of Cassius Turvey's murder back in court

A woman acquitted of a Cassius Turvey's murder but convicted of abducting and assaulting other boys is back in court for breaching her suspended sentence.

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Aaron Bunch (AAP) Aug 10, 2026
'Indigenous equity is self-determination': IBA flags $100 billion in First Nations capital demand as it builds new major projects arm

First Nations communities, businesses and families will demand more than $100 billion in capital over the next five years, Indigenous Business Australia chief executive David Knights told the Developi...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 6, 2026
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