Western Australia
WA Premier apologises for incarceration and in situ burial of Indigenous Australians on Rottnest Island
A weeklong cultural ceremonies have come to a close on Wadjemup this week to acknowledge the Aboriginal men and boys......
Senator Fatima Payman discusses shifting sentiment in Labor party
Former Labour Senator and now Independent, Fatima Payman, has told the Community Radio sector that she feels sentiment is shifting......
First Nations NGO launches housing and training facility
The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation in remote Western Australia has constructed nine transitional housing units and a commercial training facility to......
Sexual harassment in WA’s mining sector still exists
Researchers from the Centre for Transformative Work at Curtin University surveyed more than 2,500 workers and conducted in-depth interviews with......
WA education system not suitable
A report into Western Australia’s education system by the State School Teachers Union, shows the public school system is not......
WA to pay $180 Million in Aboriginal Wage Theft Settlement
After three years of negotiations, applicants in a Western Australian stolen wages class action say they are glad the matter......
New WA’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage bill replaced
A bill to repeal Western Australia’s 2021 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws and replace them with an updated version of an......
Schools in WA joining women’s empowerment campaign
A campaign in Western Australia is raising awareness, teaching women and girls about respect and consent. The campaign ‘We are......
Australian First Nations Language conference in October
In Kalgoorlie, Western Australia’s Indigenous Affairs Minister Tony Buti presented the Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre with a grant this week.......
Conflict over Western Australia’s new Cultural Heritage laws
Backlash against Western Australia’s new Cultural Heritage laws has caused the state government to amend the legislation, in favour of......