ATSIHPA Discussion Paper 2009

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Indigenous Heritage Law Reform – August 2009 Possible reforms to the legislative arrangements for protecting traditional areas and objects. Australian Government

Juukan Gorge Inquiry

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Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia: The destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Never Again report, tabled December 2020, (Interim Report), and A Way Forward report (Final Report), tabled October 2021, produced by the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia’s Inquiry into Juukan Gorge. To view the final report as separate sections …

Dhawura Ngilan Vision and Best Practice Standards

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Dhawura Ngilan: A vision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage in Australia and the Best Practice Standards in Indigenous cultural heritage management and legislation Developed by and presented to the meeting by the Chairs of Australia’s national, state and territory Indigenous heritage bodies, these two documents provide a roadmap for improving approaches to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage …

Independent Review of the EPBC Act (Samuel Review 2020)

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Every 10 years there is an independent review into the operations of the EPBC Act. The first review, the Hawke Review found that there needs to be both better recognition of the role and better promotion of Indigenous knowledge when it comes to biodiversity and conservation. The Independent Review of the EPBC Act- Final Report October 2020 by Prof Graeme …