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Mabo Centre drafts the rules for Australia’s critical minerals boom
Eight in 10 critical minerals projects in Australia will sit on land subject to...
Reece Harley 4 Nov 2026
Aboriginal money backs Aboriginal business as AEMEE opens its next era in Broome
Why a conference which once drew 40 people is now bursting at the seams The Kim...
Reece Harley 4 Nov 2026
OECD maps path to shared wins in mining regions. Australia has catching up to do on Indigenous equity
Why the OECD says Australia trails Canada on Indigenous ownership of mines The...
Reece Harley 4 Nov 2026
The road home to Cherratta: a Pilbara success story
When Harry Mowarin was a boy, the trip to school in Roebourne, in the Pilbara, m...
Dianne Bortoletto 2 Nov 2026
The Next Era: AEMEE unveils conference program bringing Indigenous leadership in resources to the forefront
The program for the 2026 AEMEE National Conference and Awards has officially bee...
Giovanni Torre 29 Oct 2026
AMY Nominees takes the wheel at Prominent Hill

Four months into the largest standalone contract BHP has awarded to a Traditional Owner business in South Australia, AMY Nominees runs the ore feed at Prominent Hill around the clock with a workforce...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Oct 26, 2026
Yindjibarndi’s biggest project yet faces final hurdle

First Nations energy developer Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC) has lodged the final planning application for a proposed 1.5 gigawatt (GW) wind, solar and battery project in Western Australia's P...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 13, 2026
Djarindjin on board for industry expansion

The Indigenous owner of the only airport in the Southern Hemishphere which operates a civil hot-refuelling service is considering how the unique asset can support a broader range of initiatives across...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 12, 2026
Chinese miner pays exorbitant price to take control of PNG mines

A Chinese state-backed company has spent more than $A1 billion to acquire the mines and port facilities on three of Papua New Guinea's islands.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 22, 2026
US, NZ to fund Cook Islands port for deep sea mining

The US and New Zealand will jointly fund a port development in the Cook Islands that's expected to pave the way for deep sea mining. The $US60 million ($A84 million) project is both a rebuke to China'...

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Ben McKay (AAP) Sep 1, 2026
Badimia Barna strikes gold with Native Title mining deal

Badimia people and businesses are set to share in employment, training, contracting and financial benefits from the proposed Youanmi gold mine in Western Australia after a new Native Title mining agre...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 19, 2026
Miners urged to 'just say yes' to Indigenous workers

"Just say yes."That was the callout to Australia's company leaders at the start of the annual Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie on Monday.

Galari Horticulture sows seeds of success in Condobolin

New training and employment opportunities for Condobolin's local Aboriginal community are now available following the opening of a new seedbank and nursery.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 17, 2026
Traditional Owners concerned as new BHP deal at Olympic Dam looms

South Australia's push to formalise a new long-term agreement with mining giant BHP has angered Traditional Owner groups. Key points: SA government set a six-working-day submission window Bill forma...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 16, 2026
Yindjibarndi Energy signs 30-year power purchase deal with Rio Tinto

Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation, a partnership between the Yindjibarndi People and multinational renewable energy developers ACEN Corporation, will begin construction of the Jinbi Solar Project in the...

David Prestipino David Prestipino May 11, 2026
Traditional Owners blame Rio Tinto groundwater pumping for drying sacred Pilbara waterhole

Yarrala, a waterhole in Western Australia's West Pilbara where Robe River Kuruma women once gave birth, has dried out and filled with red pindan earth, with Traditional Owners blaming Rio Tinto's grou...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 7, 2026
$44billion critical minerals plan could maximise First Nations benefits: report

A new submission by the Minerals Council of Australia has suggested the country's critical minerals sector was well placed to deliver long-term economic and social benefits to regional communities.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Apr 23, 2026
Global miner’s record 2025 spend with Indigenous suppliers

Rio Tinto has announced a record spend with Indigenous businesses in 2025. The company spent a record $A968 million last year with Indigenous-owned businesses in Western Australia, a 25 per cent bump...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 27, 2026
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