Stronger First Nations cultural heritage protections
The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance is leading the reforms to federal First Nations Cultural Heritage protection laws.
We have spent the past five years building a clear roadmap for change. Our members include Native Title bodies, Land Councils, Aboriginal Corporations, NACCHO, the Coalition of Peaks and other First Nations organisations.
The Alliance has worked with the Australian Government to develop a package of practical reforms to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984. Our focus is updating federal laws, so Traditional Owners are empowered to protect and manage Cultural Heritage.
June 9, 2025
Landmark cultural heritage pact highlights Rio Tinto’s new JV mineNovember 29, 2024
Traditional Owners Must Have Funding and Finance for a Future Made in AustraliaAugust 3, 2024
National Native Title Council welcomes PM Albanese’s vision for First Nations economic futures at Garma
Major Moogy Sumner.
Ngarrindjeri Kaurna Elder.
Ringbalin River Ceremony.
Ngarrindjeri Country.
Photographer: Justin McManus
Join us in Protecting
Our National Treasures
First Nations Cultural Heritage is 65,000 years of culture and history that must be protected for all future generations, for all Australians and people the world over.
The damage to First Nations Cultural Heritage is a systemic issue. The laws and policies in place to protect Aboriginal Cultural Heritage are for the most part woefully inadequate – focused more on the regulation and facilitation of destruction than the protection of heritage.
We urge and invite people from all backgrounds and all sections of Australian society to gather and support our call to collectively celebrate and protect Australia’s Cultural Heritage.
