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According to research, the Exmouth Gulf in WA’s Pilbara region has an incredibly high density of mother whales and calves migrating for their mating season. It’s one of the reasons researchers from the University of Western Australia have put forward recommendations to protect the humpback whales in the area. If these recommendations go ahead, the …
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A weeklong cultural ceremonies have come to a close on Wadjemup this week to acknowledge the Aboriginal men and boys who were incarcerated and laid in situ on Rottnest Island’s burial ground. Thousands of people including significant Aboriginal Elders and community groups from all over Western Australia gathered to commemorate its dark history, with Premier …
Former Labour Senator and now Independent, Fatima Payman, has told the Community Radio sector that she feels sentiment is shifting in the Labor Party after the New South Wales conference carried a vote to recognise Palestine as a sovereign state. The 29-year-old Senator for Western Australia recently quit the party in Canberra after she voted …
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The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation in remote Western Australia has constructed nine transitional housing units and a commercial training facility to provide suitable housing for apprentices and low-income Indigenous employees. Expressions of Interest can be made via Yurra, the construction company responsible for the completion of the project. The Ganalili Housing Program supports the cost of …
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Researchers from the Centre for Transformative Work at Curtin University surveyed more than 2,500 workers and conducted in-depth interviews with 60 individuals to gain insights into their experiences. The report concluded that 5-41 per cent of women mining workers reported experiencing behaviours of sexist and sexual hostility sometimes, often or very often within the past …
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A report into Western Australia’s education system by the State School Teachers Union, shows the public school system is not working for students or teachers. The report called ‘Facing the Facts’ recommended class sizes and teacher workloads be reduced. Produced By: Gerard Mazza Featured In Story: Dr Saul Karnovsky – Senior Lecturer at the School …
After three years of negotiations, applicants in a Western Australian stolen wages class action say they are glad the matter has reached a settlement. Last week, the State government committed to paying up to 180 million dollars in compensation for more than 14 thousand Aboriginal workers who had wages stolen between 1936 and 1972. Image: …
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A bill to repeal Western Australia’s 2021 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws and replace them with an updated version of an older Act has passed through both houses of Parliament this week. The 2021 legislation came into place earlier this year, but Premier Roger Cook announced plans to repeal it after just five weeks, following pressure …
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