NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: JULY 3rd, 2026
Director Rachel Perkins is encouraging emerging indigenous filmmakers to apply for the Screen Australia First Nations accelerator program. Image: Sara Maiorino
A new initiative to help emerging First Nations filmmakers gain skills to run successful film production companies has just opened, and prominent Arrernte director Rachel Perkins is encouraging budding directors to get in on it.
A Traditional Owner and activist has lodged a formal complaint with UNESCO about the federal government's conduct before and after the World Heritage listing of the Murujuga cultural landscape near Karratha.
A new public bus service is set to start in Broome on Sunday and an expanded suburban service will begin in October this year.
More than 250,000 West Australians have claimed a $100 fuel voucher from the state government this week, despite reports of the online claiming system crashing after its launch on Wednesday.