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Traditional owners rally against changes to WA Aboriginal Heritage Act  - Proposed amendments to the Aboriginal Heritage Act in Western Australia could see traditional owners stripped of any say over the heritage listing of ...

WA's new-look Aboriginal heritage policy and the assessment of sacred sites  - In Western Australia , developers have long enjoyed the right under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 to apply for ministerial consent to “disturb” any ...

WA Traditional Owners converge on Perth to protest Heritage Act changes  - The WA Aboriginal Affairs Minister rejects that but says he'll take a close ... traditional owners from all over Western Australia converged on parliament in Perth today, protesting planned changes to the state's Aboriginal Heritage Act.

Aboriginal culture is the oldest living culture in the world, requiring recognition, protection, preservation, and management. View article...

Wyatt moves to change heritage laws - Western Australia's 45-year-old Aboriginal Heritage Act — the legislation underpinning the preservation and protection of Aboriginal heritage in the state — is set to be reviewed. WA Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt said the review would involve a three-stage public consultation process that would ...

An Aboriginal woman involved in halting a tree-planting ceremony in Western Australia says her family was not consulted about the decision to ... View article...

... State government, under Western Australia's Aboriginal Heritage Act, which was drafted in 1972 and heavily biased towards mining companies. View article...

Indigenous leaders to meet at First Nations Summit for Freedom  - The heritage act is having a big impact on Western Australia ,” Sansbury, who is a long time Aboriginal advocate and was heavily involved in the royal ...

The Western Australia Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage is also introducing the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2020 to replace the ... View article...