The National Indigenous Australians Agency has referred the white chief executive of the Anindilyakwa Land Council to the National Anti-Corruption Commission over his plan to take a personal 10 per cent stake in a mining project on Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Today, Gunaikurnai and Wotjobaluk writer Ben Abbatangelo on the plan and the man who stood in its way.

Yindjibarndi Traditional Owners have been locked in a long-running legal battle with Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group and the WA government over what the Federal Court ruled was illegal mining on their land.

Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper Ben Abbatangelo, on the billion-dollar battle and the very personal toll it’s taken on those fighting it.

What if solving the climate crisis was as easy as dumping and burying our carbon emissions in the ocean? Capturing carbon and storing it under the seabed is an idea that the Labor government is trying to legislate in parliament — and they’ll likely have enough support to get it up.

If it seems like it’s too good to be true, climate experts say, that’s because it is.

Environmental groups such as the World Wildlife Fund and the Australian Conservation Foundation are some of the biggest recipients of donations from Australians who want to make a difference for the planet.

But increasingly the biggest groups are working with the government and corporate Australia – instead of resisting them.

While the push towards a Voice to Parliament continues, mines continue to open on traditional lands, and the gap is not closing. There are plenty of things that governments across the country could be doing right now to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians, but politicians seem to be focused only on the future.

Today, Ben Abbatangelo, on why governments can’t get away with saying the Voice is the only answer.

Violence and vandalism in Alice Springs became a national fascination this year. One community meeting, held by a group calling itself ‘Save Alice Springs’, became a focal point of the media’s coverage.

But another meeting took place as well. On the edge of town, hundreds of Indigenous leaders and community members came together to discuss the crisis.