Indigenous

Sandfire Resources has struck a deal to work with Traditional Owners at its WA mine, weeks after admitting it failed to disclose the destruction of heritage sites at the project more than five years ago.

Kimberley Mineral Sands will start work on a waste rock storage area at its Thunderbird mineral sands project in the Kimberley, despite challenges engaging the Traditional Owner group at the site.

Traditional Owners have raised the alarm about the level of water extraction from a pool on the Ashburton River only months after defeating a Forrest-backed irrigation project

An Indigenous healing and training facility to trial a criminal justice rehabilitation and reintegration program has been approved to be built in the state's South West.

The Western Australian government has formally apologised to thousands of Aboriginal people who worked with little to no pay for decades, as part of a historic $180 million class action settlement.

Native title holders opposing an iron ore mine bordering Karijini hold a swag of tenements next to the park they say have been pegged to ensure “culturally safe” mining.

A Federal Court judge has expressed some concerns over the registration process in the historic settlement of up to $180 million in the stolen wages class action.

Traditional owners are rallying against an iron ore minnow planning to develop a mine on the edge of Karijini National Park in WA's mining heartland.

The boss of Australia's native title lobby has warned Indigenous groups cannot be pushed into fast-tracking reforms after a string of high-profile court wins against oil and gas projects.

Native title bodies, miners and government have done good work to set Aboriginal businesses up for success. Without public support, their wings will always be clipped.

The Federal Court has temporarily banned oil and gas company Santos from starting pipeline works on its $US4.7 billion Barossa project.

The state government will pay up to $180.4 million to compensate thousands of Aboriginal Australians who were paid little to no wages over decades.

Santos has vowed to “vigorously defend” Federal Court proceedings launched by Tiwi traditional owners over the oil and gas company's $US4.7 billion Barossa project.

Both sides of politics are pledging to focus on closing the Indigenous disadvantage gap after a referendum to constitutionally enshrine an advisory body failed.

Three local government election candidates are vying to become the first Aboriginal person to lead their Western Australian councils next weekend.

Nyunggai Warren Mundine has singled out the exodus of Aboriginal stockmen from pastoral stations as one of the drivers of welfare dependency.

A list of confronting issues compiled by Indigenous teens in the state's Mid West has laid bare the need for change amid a bitter Voice debate

Two businesses accounted for nearly half the value of all state government contracts awarded to Aboriginal businesses last financial year.

The state government has been urged to bolt more of the failed Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act onto existing laws to better protect cultural sites.

There are legitimate reasons to vote no if you so choose, but those put forward by the anti-Voice camp aren't it.

A $4.5 million loss incurred on the sale of the El Caballo lifestyle village has triggered a dispute between the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council and Equity Trustees.

An Indigenous body has aired frustration about the mammoth effort in helping the state government bring about change to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage which it says has fallen on deaf ears.

Libby Mettam has cooled her strong stance in support of a Voice to Parliament, admitting she is now unclear where she stands on the issue months out from an expected referendum.

Juukan Gorge's traditional custodians have blasted the state government for treating First Nations people as “second class citizens” in the fallout from Tuesday's unprecedented decision to scrap the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act one month after coming into effect.

An apologetic Roger Cook has confirmed the state will scrap its contentious Aboriginal cultural heritage laws just five weeks after they were implemented.

Whispers the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act will be scrapped by the State government just over a month after its implementation have been met with varied responses from parties across the state.

The lobby group for big business has backed up its support for a Voice to Parliament by disclosing its members have substantially boosted their Indigenous employment and procurement.

Successful indigenous business owners are increasingly investing in new ventures.

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has warned against duplicating Aboriginal cultural heritage laws federally, labelling WA's protections the most demanding of any in Australia.

An Aboriginal group caught in the furore over the cancellation of a Canning River tree planting event has applied for a key bureaucratic position under the state's new cultural heritage laws.

Native Title body Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation has signed an agreement with energy company ACEN Corporation for development of large-scale renewable energy projects.

The first local Aboriginal cultural heritage services (LACHS) groups have been announced by the state government, two weeks after the implementation of new laws protecting cultural heritage.