There has been a flurry of scaremongering recently about Western Australia’s new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act, which came into effect on July 1. The act aims to better reflect the aspirations of ...

MELBOURNE, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Western Australia state has scrapped new Aboriginal heritage protection laws after just five weeks because of opposition from landowners. The decision, denounced by ...

Traditional owners from WA's Wheatbelt say a historic native title settlement has increased division among Noongar groups.

An Aboriginal leader has branded as “entrenched racism” a draft Tasmanian Aboriginal Heritage Act to replace current ...

In May 2020, Rio Tinto's mine expansion destroyed an ancient rockshelter in Western Australia, erasing 47,000 years of Aboriginal heritage and sparking global outrage. Reading time 4 minutes ...

In May 2020, as part of a legally permitted expansion of an iron ore mine, Rio Tinto destroyed an ancient rockshelter at Juukan Gorge in Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country in the Pilbara region of Western ...

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) surveyed 59 member organisations — representing about 40 per cent of the total number in the state — which identified 85 Aboriginal cultural ...

MELBOURNE, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Global miner Sandfire (SFR.AX), opens new tab said on Thursday it had damaged Aboriginal cultural heritage at a copper mine in Western Australia, and that it had informed ...

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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleges Birubi Art sold Aboriginal cultural artefacts made in Indonesia ...