New financial reports show a handful of Aboriginal groups gaining more income from mining royalties but others going backwards, while the sector as a whole remains the poor cousin.
One of the state’s largest Indigenous corporations has revealed it underpaid more than 600 employees over a three-year period, amounting to around $1.36 million.
Experts have disagreed on how to calculate royalties in the ongoing court action over the Yindjibarndi people’s claim for compensation from Fortescue’s Solomon hub operations.
Mining giant Rio Tinto will spend $9.5 million over six years on a new Pilbara traditional owner program to create jobs through preservation and protection of culture.
An Indigenous-backed clean energy project targeting offtake deals with the Pilbara’s major resources firms has gained a crucial land-use deal to progress the $1 billion first stage.
Some of Australia’s largest companies will implement new Aboriginal heritage protection measures which would grant Traditional Owners powerful rights of consent over Country.
An Aboriginal charity that was paid $47 million in mining royalties last year could find itself out of pocket after BHP concluded it had paid too much over an extended period.
A newly formed nationwide group will seek to present a unified voice to protect and consult on sea country, where flashpoints between traditional owners and industry are emerging.
Noongar entrepreneur Gerry Matera says a misalignment of ethics and values is the reason he walked from Aboriginal-owned construction company Marawar WA, which is now under administration.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has paid $125 million to a major Aboriginal group in the Pilbara and is likely to contribute more in future after underpaying royalties over many years.
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.
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.
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.
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.
