A federal court judge stopped short of forcing the Environment Minister to consider an application over Murujuga but has found the government's three-year delay to be unreasonable.
Lawyers for a Pilbara Traditional Owner told the court the federal government grossly exceeded a reasonable amount of time needed to consider an application to protect Murujuga rock art.
The state government's involvement in the 800-page Murujuga rock art monitoring report has been called into question after one of the authors' email chain was made public.
The company that oversaw a disastrous property purchase by an Indigenous charitable trust in Western Australia could be on the hook for a multi-million-dollar compensation claim.
The Federal Court of Australia has waived half a million dollars in legal fees for Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation in the ongoing $1.8 billion claim.
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation has submitted environmental approval plans for a giant wind farm and solar farm just south of Karratha - its second such project in the Pilbara.
ANALYSIS: Troy Cook-led Bundara West's partnership with Breight Group continues to provide important training and support for First Nations Australians.
Fast-growing indigenous business Yurra, which boasts annual revenue of about $150 million, has commenced a process to identify a strategic equity partner to join the founding shareholders.
Iron ore giant Rio Tinto has partnered with Pilbara Aboriginal Health Alliance, investing millions of dollars in healthcare services in the state’s North West.
Award-winning indigenous business Benang has picked up more work with ATCO Australia, winning a contract to install new gas infrastructure across Perth’s northern suburbs.
The wetland in Perth’s western suburbs has undergone a name change to its Whadjuk Noongar title, after receiving approval from an independent advisory body.
Pilbara contractor Yurra has won a $66 million contract with Rio Tinto adding to a pipeline of work with Main Roads WA, Woodside and its recycling joint venture with Sims.
WA’s largest indigenous business has outlined plans for further growth and diversification beyond the Pilbara as chief executive Amanda Healy transitions to chair of Warrikal’s board.
A judge has concerns in the timeline of Pilbara traditional owner’s legal challenge against newly minted federal Minister Murray Watt, over the controversial North West Shelf extension.
An Aboriginal consultancy that was promised $4.5 million in government funding to facilitate cultural heritage surveys has been forced to halt operations after the money did not arrive.
A Pilbara Traditional Owner group has doubled down on the push to put Murujuga rock art on the world heritage list, despite a speed bump with the United Nations.
Living members of the stolen generation in Western Australian will be eligible for a $85,000 payment under a long-advocated for redress scheme unveiled by the state government today.
A new national centre will champion unlocking of cash-flush charitable trusts and back entrepreneurism for youth in its pitch to build economic opportunities for Indigenous people.
Lawyers have wrapped up their arguments in the $1.8 billion compensation dispute between Yindjibarndi and Fortescue, with the latter claiming only $8 million was owed.
The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation’s compensation claim over impact of the Solomon mine on their land has been exaggerated, Fortescue’s lawyer told the court.
Counsel for the state government claimed Fortescue’s mining would not extinguish the Yindjibarndi people’s native rights in the Pilbara, during a hearing in the Federal Court.
The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation has upped its compensation claim against Fortescue to $1.8 billion, over the alleged cultural damage caused by the miner’s Solomon hub.
