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Oceania -| Freeport suspends production in Indonesia on workers conflict

Australian Eastern Time — Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Freeport suspends production in Indonesia on workers conflict: The company has suspended the operation at the Grasberg mine in remote Papua province, the world's biggest gold and copper mine, since Thursday, Dionisious Mameyau, head of labor administration in Mimika, told Antara news agency.

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Top stories of the last 30 days

Mineral explorers say 'costly, protracted' Aboriginal cultural heritage processes 'holding ...

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, May 26, 2026

WA is becoming less competitive for mining exploration due to Aboriginal cultural heritage compliance processes being allowed to balloon ... View article...

WA cultural heritage laws 'costly and outdated', says miners

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, May 26, 2026

The cost of complying with Western Australia 's outdated Aboriginal cultural heritage laws has increased by almost 50 per cent in three years, ... View article...

Aotearoa Music Awards 2026: Marlon Williams, Lorde and Te Pāti Māori MP among winners

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, May 29, 2026

Marlon Williams has taken out the top honours at this year's Aotearoa Music Awards . The Lyttelton crooner is going out on a high, adding three ... View article...

Budget invests in Māori language and cultural capability

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, May 29, 2026

The Government is investing in te reo Māori by strengthening Māori broadcasting and supporting Māori cultural and creative capability, ... View article...

Diabetes Australia is 'All In' for Reconciliation and better health outcomes

Australian Eastern Time — Thursday, May 28, 2026

Overall, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are also almost four times more likely than non Indigenous Australians to live with diabetes or ... View article...

Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner steps down

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, May 26, 2026

During her time in the role, Andrea Kelly authored the landmark report Transforming Aged Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. View article...

NZD $1 Million to grow Māori and Pasifika engineers

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, May 26, 2026

More than NZD $1 million in new funding is available to support more Māori and Pasifika young people into engineering and technology careers. View article...

Walking forward together through science, partnership and action

Australian Eastern Time — Thursday, May 28, 2026

Indigenous-led research grants , scholarships and pathways programs are empowering the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...

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Top stories of the last 7 days

Prison watchdog calls for change after Aboriginal woman pepper sprayed during mental ...

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, June 12, 2026

A prison watchdog has found systemic racism likely led to an Aboriginal woman's self-harm incident at the Alexander Maconochie Centre being ... View article...

NZ gov't backs Akaroa King Salmon expansion with NZD 1.5m Maori development grant

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, June 12, 2026

The New Zealand government has committed NZD 1.5 million ($900,000) from its Maori Development Fund to support expansion plans at Akaroa King ... View article...

Serious concerns over impact of rushed NT child protection reforms

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Only 19 per cent are placed with Aboriginal relatives or kin. Karina Hawtrey, Senior Solicitor at the National Justice Project, said: “We need child ... View article...

New program giving Aboriginal women leaving custody a 'homeward' chance

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, June 12, 2026

Homeward Sisters is a joint initiative of Legal Aid NSW , Homes NSW and Correctives NSW , to remove barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...

The end of Australia's last free river?

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, June 12, 2026

... Aboriginal communities, ecosystems and future generations. The real question is whether the region's economy will be organised around care and ... View article...

More support for Look Over the Farm Gate events

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, June 16, 2026

We acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal Owners of Country throughout Victoria, their ongoing connection to this land and we pay our respects to ... View article...

North Hokianga settlement desperate to save kōiwi

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, June 16, 2026

... Māori -led approaches grounded in mātauranga Māori ; and community adaptation toolkits, providing practical resources to help communities across the ... View article...

Global communication researchers gather to explore social change

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, June 16, 2026

The event was grounded in te ao Māori and the relationship between tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti, with organisers also offering hybrid access ... View article...

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