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Federal Budget delivers $1.31b in Indigenous-specific measures, but reform gaps remain
A new First Nations Economics analysis of the 2026-27 Federal Budget says the Co...
Reece Harley 13 May 2026
Remote jobs, housing and healthcare headline Indigenous budget spend
In a budget focused on taxation and cost-of-living, Labor says its commitment to...
Dechlan Brennan 12 May 2026
First Nations energy affordability - 'a goal in the never never'
Electricity access has improved globally, with 92 per cent of the world's popula...
James Reynolds 11 May 2026
'Impact for regional communities is minimal' - Vic free public transport no silver bullet outside the inner city
Free public transport while petrol costs soar is not much help if the bus only c...
Jarred Cross 2 Apr 2026
Webinar sets out template for Indigenous communities to save thousands on energy
Indigenous clean energy leaders hope its webinar later this month will show how...
David Prestipino 2 Apr 2026
Fuel crisis prompts first use of 1940s price exploitation laws in the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory government says it has taken an "unprecedented" step by enacting legislation for the first time in response to the fuel cost crisis.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 31, 2026
Commonwealth to slash fuel excise in half to bring down transport costs

The federal government has cut the fuel excise in half for three months in a move which should save motorists 26 cents a litre, delivering some relief to remote and regional communities that have been...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 30, 2026
Calls grow for greater measures to tackle fuel crisis as rangers, APY Lands feel the pressure

Calls are growing for greater measures to tackle the impact of the fuel crisis in remote and regional Australia. Not-for-profit group Country Needs People, which is led by a majority Indigenous board...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 27, 2026
Indigenous leaders join call for increased Remote Area Allowance in face of fuel crisis

The Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory (APO NT) and Aboriginal Housing NT have joined the Central Land Council in calling for an urgent increase to the Remote Area Allowance in th...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 26, 2026
First Nations Foundation and Super Members Council make case for superannuation reform

A new report by the Super Members Council has identified a range of reforms to help uplift service standards and experiences for First Nations members in superannuation.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 24, 2026
As fuel prices skyrocket, remote communities call for greater government support

Rising fuel prices driven by the war in the Middle East are intensifying cost-of-living pressures in remote Australia, with the Central Land Council calling on the federal government to urgently incre...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 24, 2026
Subsidy scheme to cut grocery prices expanded to 225 remote stores nationwide

The federal government has confirmed the Low-Cost Essentials Subsidy Scheme — which cuts the cost of basic groceries — will be expanded to an estimated 225 remote stores nationwide.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 17, 2026
Fuel at $3.75 a litre: why remote WA families are paying double and how Djarindjin wants the system fixed

Families in some of Western Australia's most remote communities are paying nearly twice as much for fuel as those in Perth, a cost burden which flows directly into food prices, household expenses and...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jan 16, 2026
Subsidised essential items for remote Queensland part of program to address Indigenous health, cost of living gaps

The federal government's growing focus on food security in remote communities is based on an understanding that many issues disproportionately impacting Indigenous Australians — from cost-of-liv...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 4, 2025
Territorians struggling to afford the basics, NTCOSS warns in new Cost of Living reports

The Northern Territory Council of Social Service released two new Cost of Living Report on Monday, highlighting the pressures faced by Territorians—particularly young people—when it comes...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 26, 2025
‘Failed to do the work’: Lambie slams Dutton

Independent senator Jacqui Lambie has delivered a searing blow to the Coalition, questioning their ability to function as a "credible opposition".

Newly re-elected Central Land Council chairperson urges action on cost of living

The Central Land Council has voted to re-elect Warren Williams as its chair at a meeting in Yulara. On Wednesday, the CLC, which represents 24,000 remote Indigenous people across Central Australia, an...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 9, 2025
Researchers tackle energy poverty in remote Indigenous communities

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame Australia are exploring solutions to energy poverty in remote Indigenous communities – a problem that sees some of Australia's most vulnerable left...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 1, 2025
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