Geraldton-based Garla Barna Civil & Mining has been subcontracted by engineering and construction giant Clough for work on the Waitsia gas field in the Perth Basin.
Rio Tinto has been criticised for allowing Aboriginal heritage artefacts collected at its giant Marandoo mine to be dumped at a Darwin rubbish tip in the 1990s.
WA's Native Title Alliance has called on the state government to halt the progression of its Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill, arguing that traditional owners should be better consulted.
Companies wanting to engage with Aboriginal businesses have been urged to look past their unconscious bias and think more widely about the opportunities.
Fortescue Metals Group is aiming to award $1 billion of contracts to Aboriginal businesses and joint ventures over the next decade through its new green energy operation.
WA's largest Aboriginal health service has come out of administration after appointing a new board and modernising its governance rules, with independent directors given voting powers.
Fortescue Metals Group has apologised to an Aboriginal community after clearing a Western Australian site considered sacred, without representatives present.
Rio Tinto has hired indigenous community leader Wayne Bergmann to help improve relations with traditional owners as it continues to grapple with fallout from the Juukan Gorge controversy.
The state government has confirmed that it intends to proceed with clearing at the new $126.5 million Ocean Reef Marina, despite claims it is home to a significant indigenous site.
A scathing parliamentary report into Rio Tinto's destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves has found responsibility lay across industry and government, but its recommendations have not all been accepted by the mining lobby. or the WA government.
The High Court of Australia has dismissed all special leave applications challenging the registration of the South West Native Title Settlement Agreement.
More than 200 contracts were awarded by the state government to Aboriginal-owned businesses this past financial year, with four entities earning more than half the value.
WA's largest Aboriginal health service has been placed under special administration while South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council has removed its chief executive after a disputed property deal.
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.
A parliamentary committee examining Rio Tinto's destruction of the ancient Juukan Gorge rock shelters will visit the sacred Western Australian sites next week.
More than 1,600 people have signed up within 48 hours to join a class action against the state government over the theft of wages from Indigenous workers.
