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Homelands are the answer, says Yingiya Guyula
Independent Member for Mulka, Yingiya Guyula, has called for a major shift in th...
Nicole Brown 2 Jun 2026
From Country to Capability: The Tiwi prawn farm changing the future
What is unfolding on Wurankuwu is a powerful example of what self-determination...
Nicole Brown 13 May 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 Budge...
Giovanni Torre 5 May 2026
Two Northern Territory communities to receive $30 million investment for social and economic development
Two First Nations communities in the Northern Territory will share a $30 million...
Alexandra Giorgianni 20 Apr 2026
Whadjuk delegation to study Māori model as blueprint for Indigenous wealth creation
A delegation from the Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation will travel to Aotearoa / N...
Reece Harley 11 Mar 2026
Economic prosperity is the missing link in Closing the Gap

Five years into the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, the national data points to uneven and fragile progress. The Productivity Commission reports that, of the targets with sufficient data to ass...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Mar 3, 2026
Laying the foundations for Australia’s giant freshwater prawn future

An Indigenous-led collaboration in Far North Queensland is laying the groundwork for what could become Australia's first commercial giant freshwater prawn industry, blending ancient knowledge with mod...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Feb 23, 2026
Remote jobs program opens third grant round

The third grant round of the federal government's Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program (RJED) has opened, marking the largest funding round in the program's history.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 18, 2026
Remote jobs expansion backs Indigenous business on Waiben

The federal government is doubling the Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program from 3,000 to 6,000 remote jobs with a $299 million investment, linking the expansion to Closing the Gap targets on...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 16, 2026
Closing the Gap: Suicide, incarceration, and child protection targets lag while land and economic participation show progress

Only four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track and four are moving backwards, with just five years remaining under the current agreement, the federal government says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 12, 2026
Closing the Gap at the crossroads: Wyatt and Burney call for economic reset

The national Closing the Gap agenda has become a "catchall" that is failing to deliver results because it lacks strategic focus, while the corporate sector has been urged to step into the vacuum left...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Feb 5, 2026
Wiradjuri leader Hayden Charles driving business growth and social change

Wiradjuri man Hayden Charles is one of Australia's rising Indigenous business leaders, overseeing a national commercial services group that spans cleaning, construction, maintenance and security.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 2, 2026
New remote jobs program to replace ‘failed’ Work for the Dole scheme begins

The federal government's new employment program - designed to replace the previous Coalition scheme - officially launches on Saturday, promising tailored support for around 40,000 job seekers.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 31, 2025
Canada launches $3.3 million funding stream to boost Indigenous participation in critical minerals and clean energy

Canada's federal government is encouraging Indigenous organisations and their partners to apply for funding to support engagement in critical minerals and clean energy infrastructure projects.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 13, 2025
Let’s get this right: An likely unwanted opinion I am going to give anyway

I've been thinking long and hard about the Commonwealth's new partnership announcement on Indigenous economic development. It's being celebrated loudly across the media. And yes, it is important.

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Naomi Anstess Oct 3, 2025
‘Historic’ agreement puts Indigenous communities in driver’s seat of economic future

A historic partnership between the federal government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to leverage land and Native Title, boost skills, create jobs, and support business was signed at...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 30, 2025
Renewable energy tax credits to back First Nations business urged at Federal economic roundtable

Investment in First Nations leadership is paramount to Australia realising the full value of its clean energy potential. That's the key message of a submission from the First Nations Clean Energy Netw...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 21, 2025
Exclusive: Indigenous representation in the ‘too hard’ basket for key Kimberley economic group

Concerns have been raised over the failure of the Shire of Derby West Kimberley and the Kimberley Development Commission to include any Indigenous representatives on a key economic strategy oversight...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 11, 2025
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