News Articles for Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation

Driven by decades of loss, the Banjima people are taking action to force accountability for those responsible for Australia's worst industrial disaster.

French-owned industrials company CSR is the prime target for stakeholders involved in a renewed push to clean-up Wittenoom's deadly asbestos tailings.

Premier Roger Cook has given the strongest indication of any government to date that work could be undertaken to address Wittenoom's asbestos tailings.

The state government is weighing up its response to an ultimatum from traditional owners to remediate Wittenoom's deadly asbestos tailings or face legal action.

A court battle over Wittenoom's toxic legacy will begin imminently unless the WA government agrees to remediate the site.

Rio Tinto has substantially reduced the scale of two major iron ore projects in the Pilbara to progress environmental approvals and gain backing from traditional owners.

Allegations of ‘black cladding' are never far from the surface in the Indigenous business sector.

The state government could be dragged to court by Pilbara traditional owners for failing to clean up Wittenoom's mountains of deadly asbestos tailings.

A highly respected Indigenous elder, who built bridges between some of the world's largest miners and traditional owners, has died.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Jorja Brady, James Komninos, Chris Jas, Ed Armstrong, Katie Tovich, Sandy Sibenaler, Matthew Allen, Christian Owen and Kirsty Sutherland.

Aboriginal groups are vigorously opposed to government reform efforts, leaving challenges for industry.

Fortescue Metals Group has announced a high-level framework agreement with the Eastern Guruma people and flagged a $500 million mining joint venture but was light on details.

Former Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh has joined one of WA's largest Aboriginal corporations as an independent director.

BHP and traditional owners are investigating a rockfall at a heritage site near Mining Area C, although the cause is unclear.

Rio Tinto has changed the name of its new iron ore mine to Gudai-Darri after a request from Banjima elders, one small step in the miner's efforts to rebuild trust with traditional owners.

Rio Tinto has bowed to shareholder pressure over the destruction of Juukan Gorge, announcing this morning that chief executive J-S Jacques and two other senior executives would lose their jobs.

Mining agreements in the Pilbara have delivered large financial returns to selected Aboriginal groups.