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New Starlink access reaches 4,000 people across remote PNG villages
A new Starlink connection has brought reliable internet and phone access to appr...
Rebekah Rasmussen 18 May 2026
High-speed internet reaches remote Kimberley community for the first time
A remote community in Western Australia's Kimberley has been connected to high-s...
Natasha Clark 22 Jan 2026
Twice as likely to be left offline: New report reveals digital divide for First Nations communities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people remain twice as likely to be left o...
Ethan Indigenous pioneers no-barrier tech pathways for First Nations youth
In a powerful showcase of technology, culture, and opportunity, Ethan Indigenous...
Alexandra Giorgianni 18 Oct 2025
Telco misconduct reinforces case for Indigenous leadership
Repeated misconduct by major telcos in selling to remote communities highlights...
Keira Jenkins 1 Jul 2025
"Storytelling is in our DNA": Blakground Productions is building a future where First Nations voices take the lead

After years of experience in social impact storytelling, Narungga woman Sianna Catullo chose to embrace the storytelling woven into her DNA, embarking on mission to ensure Mob have control over their...

Maria Marouchtchak Maria Marouchtchak Apr 2, 2025
Challenges remain in closing the digital gap

Internet use is growing in remote First Nations communities, however cost remains a barrier. Despite increased access, a new study from RMIT University has revealed Indigenous communities continue to...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 18, 2024
Roadmap sets sights on digital equality for First Nations by 2026

The federal government will consider recommendations from the Indigenous advisory group it established on how to break down barriers to digital inclusion for First Nations people.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 10, 2024
"Lives at risk" as Telstra cuts remote phone link

Lives are at risk in remote Northern Territory communities because of a week-long phone network shutdown that began without warning and left outstation health services without communications, a health...

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Abe Maddison Nov 6, 2024
NSW Government Graduate Program opens doors for young Kamilaroi man

A career move made by Aiden Young three years ago has seen the University of Newcastle graduate rise through the ranks of the New South Wales Government's public sector.

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Callan Morse Jul 17, 2024
'There could be someone dying out there': Remote East Arnhem Land left disconnected by Telstra outages

East Arnhem Land's local MP says Telstra and the NT government are "playing with people's lives" after close to a fortnight of evenings without mobile coverage in Galiwin'ku.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 4, 2024
A First Nations creative business booming in the Pilbara

Starting up a creative business in the Pilbara during one of Western Australia's biggest resources boom would seem like a risky move. While the state was getting rich digging up the red dirt of the No...

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Brendan Foster Mar 26, 2024
Regional bank closures hit Indigenous communities hard, new report finds

An RMIT-led report released Thursday highlights the fact negative effects of local bank closures are further compounded by the lack of affordable and reliable internet in regional and remote communiti...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 15, 2024
More connectivity for remote Central Australia with new mobile hotspots

The Northern Territory government has announced five more Aboriginal homelands in central Australia will be able to make reliable calls and download data thanks to new mobile hotspots.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 30, 2024
Fitzroy Crossing suffers phone blackout as "kids run amok"

Fitzroy Crossing residents in Western Australia's Kimberley region have been unable to call police - or anyone else - during a four-day communications blackout, while local youth cause mayhem.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 29, 2024
New Indigenous language app Gurray is helping preserve and promote First Nations languages

A new app is being hailed as a big step in the preservation and teaching of First Nations languages. Gurray, derived from the Wiradjuri word for "change" or "refreshment", allows users to see contextu...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 7, 2023
Indigenous Mental Health advocates launch 'Good Yarn Guidelines' for media

Advocates for Indigenous Mental Health recently launched 'Good Yarn Guidelines', a new initiative that aims to reduce the social and emotional harms caused by inaccurate, offensive or insensitive repo...

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Jess Whaler Oct 24, 2023
The Overland Telegraph Line connected Australia to the world, but its impact on Indigenous people has been left untold

A truth-telling quest around the impact of the 150-year-old Overland Telegraph Line between Adelaide and Darwin on Indigenous people along the route is set to begin.

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NIT Sep 1, 2022
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