Respected Aboriginal leader Wayne Bergmann has launched an extraordinary attack on Buru Energy, after the oil and gas company announced a landmark agreement with the Noonkanbah Aboriginal community.
The Aboriginal community that was at the centre of a major land rights dispute, sparked by oil exploration at a remote Kimberley cattle station in the early 1980s, has announced its support for a gas 'fracking' program planned by Perth company Buru Energy.
Federal government moves to abolish the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission are facing increased opposition from Western Australian-based organisations.
One in three large charities is likely to experience some kind of fraudulent activity, often involving a board member, a recent investigation into the not-for-profit sector has revealed.
Co-operatives, mutuals and other not-for-profit businesses in Western Australia achieved solid growth last year, outperforming many private and listed companies.