Category Archives: NEWS

Sydney Opera House is hosting a brand-new event for stimulating discussion around diverse economies and recognition in First Nations communities Two thought-provoking panels featuring influential artists, leaders and academics including Marcia Langton AM, musician David Bridie, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks OAM, Maori activist ...

At Friends of Australian Rock Art (FARA) we are extremely pleased to read this news and we hope that action will follow from Western Australia’s State government. As Angus Sargeant reports for the ABC, traditional owners and archaeologists are pushing for ...

Today we share a video made by Weerianna Street Media in partnership with Murujuga Rangers of Murujuga National Park. The initiative by this Indigenous Cross Media company, which operates out of Roebourne, WA, is part of the Digital Dreamtime Project (DDP) and ...

Joseph Dunstan from ABC North West WA reports that Yara Pilbara Fertilisers is ramping up for production of ammonium nitrate. The component is then used in the mining industry for explosives. The plant is located in the beautiful and culturally ...

Today we look into a UNESCO World Heritage Listed site which has some similarities with the rock art found in Australia. The relatively recently found (1994) and listed (2014) property of Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc ...

As most of you have been hearing in the news, the largest UNESCO-listed site in Australia, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), is experiencing its worst bleaching event on record (refer to The Conversation’s interesting article, linked further below). This should ...

Dear Friends, A reminder that there are still a few seats available on our yearly tour, which will take place from Saturday 16th to Sunday 24th July 2016. This is a unique opportunity to see a rare gem of our ...

Today we’d like to share a very interesting column by Waleed Aly, published on The Sydney Morning Herald on 31 March. Why does talking about British “invasion” of these lands, as opposite to “settlement”, sparks such viral debates? What are ...

Great news! Friends of Australian Rock Art (FARA) is hosting a special one-time screening of the filmPutuparri and the Rainmakers. Come along for an evening dedicated to Indigenous culture, the environment and grab the opportunity to catch up with other ...

Rio Tinto, among the important players in Murujuga/Burrup Peninsula, is moving forward towards more meaningful engagement with and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The mining group has launched its second Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), for 2016-2019. Such RAP is ...