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YMAC in the WA Business News

Posted: July 12th, 2012

Filed under: YMAC

YMAC’s CEO Simon Hawkins features on the front cover of this week’s WA Business News in an article on native title agreements.

The article highlights how far native title agreements have come, and how sophisticated many of them now are in terms of commercial arrangements, governance, partnerships and future planning. Last year’s agreements between four Pilbara groups represented by YMAC and Rio Tinto Iron Ore are used as an example.

Click here to view the article or download a pdf here

Christmas Shutdown

Posted: December 16th, 2011

Filed under: YMAC

YMAC will be closed for the holidays from 22 December 2011, reopening 3 January 2012. We look forward to working with the Traditional Owners of the Midwest and Pilbara and other stakeholders in the new year.

Invitation to discuss Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

Posted: August 22nd, 2011

Filed under: YMAC

The Australian Government, as part of it’s commitment to pursuing constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, have appointed an Expert Panel consisting of 20 respected individuals, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and community leaders.

The Panel is tasked with leading a broad national consultation program to seek views from across the Australian community about ideas for recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in our nation’s Constitution. These consultations offer an opportunity to share the work of the Panel and more importantly to seek views and ideas about Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

The Expert Panel will report to the Government on possible options for constitutional change to give effect to Indigenous constitutional recognition, including advice as to the level of support from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader community for each option by December 2011.

Two members of the Expert Panel, the Hon Fred Chaney AO and Mr Bill Lawson AM will be holding public consultations in Perth and Fremantle on 13 & 14 September. To find out more about these sessions visit the ‘You, Me, Unity’ website, as below:

http://www.youmeunity.org.au/

YMAC makes national and international news headlines!

Posted: June 6th, 2011

Filed under: agreements, media, Rio Tinto, Simon Hawkins, YMAC



Gordon Yuline, Nyiyaparli elder, signs agreement

YMAC, and Pilbara traditional owners, have received unprecedented media coverage in state, national and international media regarding the recent signing of historical agreements with Rio Tinto.

The news hit the headlines on Friday, 3 June, continued over the weekend and into the week of 6 June. The story, and YMAC’s CEO, Simon Hawkins, featured in the following major media outlets;

Television: BBC International News, ABC 7pm news, ABC 24 6pm news, GWN and WIN 6pm news

Newspapers: Front page of the West Australia and Australian newspapers, also featured in Australian Financial Review, The Age, Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald, plus 12 other national regional papers. Will also appear in WA regional and Indigenous newspapers the week of 6 June.

Radio: BBC radio, ABC national and regional radio, SBS radio, Sky Business, 6PR, 96FM, 94.5FM, and national radio across Australia.

Keep and eye out for more great news stories coming up for YMAC, and the traditional owners we represent, in 2011!