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A learning journey: Connecting the Goldfields and Canada
The Goldfields Aboriginal Business Chamber recently coordinated a remarkable six...
'We can do many great things, especially if we do them together'
This speech was given at the RING (Reconciliation Industry Network Group) NAIDOC...
Toni Janke 11 Jul 2026
Blak business is a $3.4 billion pillar of the Territory economy, landmark report reveals
Aboriginal businesses added $3. 4 billion to the Northern Territory economy in 2...
Reece Harley 2 Jul 2026
Federal government strengthens Indigenous Procurement Policy

The federal government has moved to strengthen "the ambition" and eligibility requirements of the Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP), to "help ensure economic benefits are flowing to First Nations pe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 1, 2026
Main Roads WA overstated Aboriginal spend by $300,000 after signs supplier ceased to be Indigenous-owned

Main Roads Western Australia booked about $300,000 of spending with a signage supplier as 'Aboriginal business expenditure' after the company passed into sole ownership and stopped being Indigenous-ow...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jun 30, 2026
Governments more willing to manage the consequences of invasion than eliminate the disadvantage it created

Treasury counts announcements. Communities count houses. The Federal Budget's $793.7 million Closing the Gap package hides a deeper reality: governments are still more willing to manage the consequenc...

Aboriginal people still struggling to raise capital against their own land

Key points:- In the mainstream economy, money cycles five to seven times. In the black economy, twice- A Kimberley woman makes funeral flowers at cost so grieving families don't carry the burden- "Who...

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 27, 2026
'We're the sleeping giant': Natasha Short sets 20 per cent procurement target

Key Points:- The Kimberley is 40 per cent Aboriginal. Only 10 per cent of its businesses are.- "If you had $50,000, you'd give it to an Aboriginal organisation before you gave it to an Aboriginal busi...

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 27, 2026
Building the table: Kimberley voices on the future of Indigenous business

Key Points- Australia's big banks refused to lend to an Aboriginal pastoral company on standard terms, and it had nothing to do with the books.

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 26, 2026
'We've always been business people' - Dion Devow on culture, courage and Black excellence

Key Points- How a cleaner's son from Darwin became ACT Australian of the Year - Why his mother begged him to change the name of his first business- The $16 billion figure Devow says every Australian s...

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 26, 2026
Housing Innovation boost to see 100% Indigenous-owned Kimberley Manufacturing deliver homes and jobs in WA's north

100 per cent Indigenous-owned business Kimberley Manufacturing Pty Ltd has received a five million dollar Housing Innovation Fund grant from the WA government to boost affordable, energy efficient hom...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 25, 2026
NT Indigenous Business Network's Budget response urges greater focus on Aboriginal economic development

The Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network has responded to the NT Budget with a call to position Aboriginal businesses at the centre of the Territory's economic growth.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 5, 2026
Aboriginal business leaders help shape sector’s future at annual roundtable

Indigenous business leaders have come together at the annual NSW Aboriginal Business Roundtable to discuss strategies to ensure the Aboriginal business sector continues to thrive into the future.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Apr 29, 2026
Kimberley leaders to gather in Broome for inaugural Indigenous Business Forum

Aboriginal business leaders, government representatives and industry figures from across northern Australia will converge in Broome next month for the inaugural Indigenous Business Forum.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 20, 2026
Shift to steers creates new opportunities at Kimberley cattle company

Kimberley Agricultural Pastoral Company (KAPCO) has sold its first steers since transitioning from bulls in 2024, with the cattle shipped to Malaysia and Indonesia aboard early-season live export vess...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 16, 2026
Dilin Duwa - ANZ partnership delivers million dollar investment for Indigenous business

Melbourne University's dedicated First Nations business tertiary education, research and policy arm Dilin Duwa will benefit from a $1 million dollar partnership with ANZ.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Feb 16, 2026
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