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Aboriginal ecology to be included in assessments (The Australian)

Aborigines are claiming a landmark victory after the West Australian government told BHP Billiton to incorporate their ecological knowledge into future land clearing at its giant Yeelirrie uranium prospect. The Ngalia people of the state's eastern goldfields, who use the land for food gathering and...

24 September, 2009

Title claim resolved out of court (The Australian)

The Barnett government is on the verge of reaching agreement with Aboriginal groups over large swaths of Western Australia's south, a month after dropping a High Court appeal against a successful native title claim in and around Broome...

23 September, 2009

Justice system fails in the WA bush (The Australian)

The criminal justice system is designed to structurally discriminate against Aborigines in Western Australia, according to the state's top judge, who has called for alternative sentencing options in the bush...

19 September, 2009