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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...
Callan Morse 19 Jun 2026
Dambimangari Traditional Owners back new Koolan Island ownership deal
Dambimangari Traditional Owners have backed a new ownership deal for Koolan Isla...
Natasha Clark 12 Jun 2026
Building the table: Kimberley voices on the future of Indigenous business
Key Points- Australia's big banks refused to lend to an Aboriginal pastoral comp...
Reece Harley 26 May 2026
'We've always been business people' - Dion Devow on culture, courage and Black excellence
Key Points- How a cleaner's son from Darwin became ACT Australian of the Year -...
Reece Harley 26 May 2026
BREAKING: Yindjibarndi people awarded $150m in Native Title compensation over Pilbara mining
The Federal Court has awarded the Yindjibarndi people $150 million in Native Tit...
Natasha Clark 12 May 2026
Funding boost as East Kimberley prepares for 2028 solar eclipse

Western Australia's Kimberley region is preparing to host one of the world's longest total solar eclipses, with millions of dollars set to be invested into infrastructure and public safety ahead of th...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark May 12, 2026
WA Indigenous Tourism Operators Council welcomes continued investment in Aboriginal tourism through Jina Action Plan

The WA government and Tourism Western Australia have committed $5 million dollars per year over four years towards the development of Aboriginal tourism experiences to be delivered under Jina: Western...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 8, 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
Kimberley leaders to gather in Broome for inaugural Indigenous Business Forum

Aboriginal business leaders, government representatives and industry figures from across northern Australia will converge in Broome next month for the inaugural Indigenous Business Forum.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 20, 2026
Aboriginal-owned business subsidises healthy food in Kimberley communities

Families living in remote towns in Western Australia's north will now have access to affordable, nutritious food at local supermarkets through a new community-led initiative.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 25, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Traditional Owners say Kimberley Mineral Sands project failed to deliver promised jobs

Trust between Joombarn-Buru Traditional Owners and the China-backed mining company Kimberley Mineral Sands has broken down over the issue of awarding local contracts, despite the injection of $160 mil...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 11, 2026
Pilbara businesses thrive from tech-driven investment

Local businesses across the Pilbara can expect investment upwards of $1.3 million to help grow and diversify the region after the state government announced $500,000 in funding on Friday.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Feb 27, 2026
Shooting Stars shine on with MinRes partnership renewal

Mineral Resources (MinRes) has renewed its support for a program that empowers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and young women to achieve their full potential.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 24, 2026
Celebrating Barna Construction: excellence, impact and pride

Indigenous-owned Barna Construction (WA) Pty Ltd has been named Best Aboriginal Contractor at the Department of Housing and Works Western Australia - Buildings and Contracts Supplier Performance Award...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Feb 4, 2026
Fuel at $3.75 a litre: why remote WA families are paying double and how Djarindjin wants the system fixed

Families in some of Western Australia's most remote communities are paying nearly twice as much for fuel as those in Perth, a cost burden which flows directly into food prices, household expenses and...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jan 16, 2026
Exclusive: Noongar Settlement claimants meet ORIC over rule books

Indigenous corporation watchdog ORIC has met with the seven organisations and claimants of Australia's biggest Native Title settlement in 2021 regarding compliance with their rule books.

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David Prestipino Jan 15, 2026
Upgrades improve remote power in Kimberley communities

Safer and more reliable power is up and running in two Kimberley communities after $27 million in funding supported the upgrade of power supplies across the remote Western Australian region.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 10, 2025
'Look to make our mark' - WA Indigenous tourism peak appoints new chair

Western Australia's peak Indigenous tourism body has a new chair, looking to build their capacity to go from strength to strength and take their partners with them.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 11, 2025
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