Reform of Western Australia's century-old water rights laws are unlikely to happen in this term of government, Water Minister Don Punch says, but it is on the cards.
PKKP Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Grant Wilson says its newly signed co-management agreement with Rio Tinto could instill positive mining change in the Pilbara.
The state government has confirmed it will review its Aboriginal cultural heritage settings specific to the state's mining and exploration sectors, committing to a four-month review.
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Some of Australia's largest companies will implement new Aboriginal heritage protection measures which would grant Traditional Owners powerful rights of consent over Country.
Juukan Gorge's traditional custodians have blasted the state government for treating First Nations people as “second class citizens” in the fallout from Tuesday's unprecedented decision to scrap the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act one month after coming into effect.
There has been plenty of praise for WA Premier Roger Cook's apparent decision to axe the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act one month after it came into force, but is it well-placed?
A memorandum of understanding between Fortescue Metals and PKKP Aboriginal Corporation is hoped to inform a new 'co-management model' underpinning the miner's existing and planned projects.
Black Cat Syndicate and PKKP Aboriginal Corporation have modernised native title and heritage protection agreements at the Paulsens gold project ahead of the implementation of new laws in WA.
A range of prominent voices, from the Aboriginal corporation representing the traditional owners of Juukan Gorge to Gina Rinehart, are the latest to weigh in on the potential impacts of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws to be introduced from July 1.
On the third anniversary of the destruction of Juukan Gorge, Indigenous groups have hailed the Tjiwarl native title agreement as setting a new standard with a number of firsts.
PKKP Aboriginal Corporation has expanded its commercial operations by forming a joint venture with Alfasi Hire, the latest in a trend of partnerships between Aboriginal groups and equipment hire businesses.
WA's new Aboriginal heritage laws have been broadly welcomed but raised concerns about the capacity of Indigenous corporations to deliver on their new responsibilities.
Rio Tinto is yet to meet its internal cultural heritage management standards following the destruction of ancient rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in 2020, a report finds.
One of WA's largest Aboriginal corporations says Rio Tinto is not serious in its efforts to modernise a contentious land use agreement, with tens of millions of dollars at stake.
Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks about his work covering FIRM Construction's slide into administration, detailing what it means for subcontractors and the state government.
Rio Tinto will bankroll a new legacy fund for the PKKP Aboriginal Corporation two and a half years after destroying Juukan Gorge rock shelters, but a dollar value for the initiative has not been revealed.
The federal government has won praise for its response to an inquiry into the Juukan Gorge destruction but been panned by the group at the centre of the issue.
Rio Tinto has taken another small step toward rebuilding relations with Aboriginal people in the Pilbara by signing a non-binding agreement with PKKP Aboriginal Corporation.
Rio Tinto continues to be beset by multiple challenges, with its Pilbara iron ore operations just meeting annual shipment guidance and now facing a series of commissioning delays.
Rio Tinto has scrapped its planned indigenous advisory group, deciding instead to establish a broader advisory body with an expanded remit covering all Australian communities.
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.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has taken the extraordinary step of publicly acknowledging it should have communicated recent executive changes to the PKKP people in a more collaborative way.
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.
A parliamentary committee examining Rio Tinto's destruction of the ancient Juukan Gorge rock shelters will visit the sacred Western Australian sites next week.
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.
Rio Tinto will cut the bonuses of three senior executives but none will lose their job after a board review of the company's destruction of two heritage sites.
The traditional owners at the centre of the Juukan Gorge controversy said Rio Tinto's response to a parliamentary inquiry had only deepened their anguish.
Rio Tinto conceded today it failed on multiple occasions to review the planned destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves in light of material new information on their significance.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced a board-led review of its "heritage management processes" following criticism of its destruction of ancient rock shelters in the Pilbara.
Traditional owners who were devastated by Rio Tinto's destruction of ancient rock shelters in the Pilbara say they are trying to restore their fractured relationship but question the sincerity of the company's apology.
