NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: TUESDAY 26 MAY 2026

  • Travis Lovett and other Indigenous leaders are calling on the Federal Government to act on the Uluru Statement from the Heart and fully implement recommendations from the Bringing Them Home report, 29 years after it was tabled in Parliament.

  • Pilbara Community Legal Service is urging drivers to take road safety more seriously, warning fatigue, mobile phone use and failing to wear seatbelts are continuing to put lives at risk across regional WA.

  • The Australian Defence Force has joined Pacific nations in a major operation targeting illegal fishing, with patrols identifying 12 suspected vessels operating in the waters of Tonga and the Cook Islands.

  • Wyndham Youth Aboriginal Corporation is developing a new app to help teach and revive the endangered Harawari language for children in Wyndham schools.

  • Regional WA councils, including Esperance and Carnarvon, are receiving federal funding support following the collapse of Rex Airlines to help maintain regional air services and reduce pressure on ratepayers.

  • Mining industry groups are warning that cultural heritage survey costs and delays are becoming unsustainable, as the WA Government continues reviewing native title and Aboriginal heritage processes.

NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: TUESDAY 26 MAY 2026