The Coalition Government will work with the Western Australian Government and other stakeholders, including Indigenous leaders and the local government, to develop a youth engagement strategy for the Goldfields region.

Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, and the Member for O'Connor, Rick Wilson, said today an important part of the strategy would be to engage local youths, particularly Indigenous youths, in the mining and pastoral industries.

“This is not about reinventing the wheel,” Minister Scullion said.

Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, has welcomed the Kuruma Marthudunera (Part A) native determination delivered at a hearing of the Federal Court of Australia in the Pilbara region of Western Australia today.

The native title determination, handed down at a hearing at Mindoona, near Pannawonica, covers an area of approximately 4109 square kilometres in the upper reaches of the Robe River and Hamersley Ranges.

Joint media release
Prime Minister - The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP
Minister for Defence - Senator the Hon. Marise Payne
SA State Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation - The Hon. Kyam Mayer MLC

Residents living in the South Australian Aboriginal community of Yalata will benefit from $7 million in improvements to infrastructure, health and education services in 2018 thanks to the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme (AACAP).