Lessons from Australia’s original water industry 1 Oct The modern water sector could learn a lot from Australia’s traditional owners, who have been caring for the environment for the past 60,000 … Read more
Incorporating Indigenous perspectives for sustainable water management 16 Sep A lack of understanding about how Indigenous Australians value water has led to a lack of justice in decision-making.
Poor water quality linked to sugary drink consumption in remote communities 30 Aug A lack of access to safe, good-quality drinking water in rural and remote areas could account for high rates of soft drink consumption in … Read more
Water Corp grows better environmental outcomes through Indigenous partnership 8 Aug Western Australia’s (WA) Water Corporation has partnered with local Aboriginal land care trainees to help rejuvenate a prominent parcel of … Read more
Indigenous aquaculture site Budj Bim added to World Heritage List 10 Jul After a decades-long campaign by the Gunditjmara people, the Budj Bim eel traps have become the first Australian UNESCO World Heritage site to … Read more
Overturning ‘aqua nullius’: the change needed to secure Indigenous water rights 8 Jul In its landmark 1992 Mabo decision, the High Court ruled that the concept of terra nullius – land belonging to no one – should never have been … Read more