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Partnership backs Fijian women’s groups with business equipment
Three women's groups in Fiji have received sewing machines and cooking pots thro...
Rebekah Rasmussen 5 Jun 2026
Bringing sovereign capability back to First Nations people
Last month, ABC journalist Patricia Karvales reported that "Sovereignty means no...
Bec Blurton 28 Apr 2026
Central Land Council development unit: celebrating two decades of the power of self-determination
In 2001, a group of Warlpiri women came to the Central Land Council with a big v...
Giovanni Torre 16 Apr 2026
Fructus Nullius: The freehold proxy and the invisible economy of Country
Seventy-three to one. Last month's Federal Court judgment on the McArthur River...
Kado Muir 30 Mar 2026
Closing the Gap needs momentum - Kimberley communities are already building it
The national conversation around Closing the Gap often focuses on what isn't wor...
Tyronne Garstone 19 Mar 2026
WA records $2.1 billion in Indigenous procurement spend, new report finds

Western Australia accounted for $2.1 billion in Indigenous procurement spend in 2024-25, representing 36 per cent of total national spend with Supply Nation suppliers, according to a new report launch...

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Reece Harley Mar 12, 2026
Whadjuk delegation to study Māori model as blueprint for Indigenous wealth creation

A delegation from the Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation will travel to Aotearoa / New Zealand this month to study the commercial strategies of Māori corporations, including the investment platform o...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Mar 11, 2026
The Closing the Gap narrative does not define us, direct us, or determine our vision for the future

Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation acknowledges the national intent behind the Closing the Gap agenda and recognises that governments must begin their reform efforts somewhere.

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Nathan McIvor Feb 18, 2026
1.4 million hectares of land to be returned to Ngarinyin Traditional Owners

More than 1.4 million hectares of land within the Wanjina-Wunggurr Wilinggin Native Title determination area will be returned to Ngarinyin Traditional Owners, represented by the Wilinggin Aboriginal C...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 14, 2025
The Djarindjin Way: breaking free from the system strikes a chord at First Nations Housing and Homelessness Forum

Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Nathan McIvor's message to the First Nations Housing and Homelessness Forum held on Kaurna Country this week was clear: self-determination is the way...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 11, 2025
First Nations women have the largest gender pay gap in Australia, new study reveals

A new study by Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has revealed that First Nations women have the largest gender pay gap in Australia, with First Nations women earning 65 cents for every dollar earned by...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Aug 10, 2025
Coalition of Peaks, PM and First Nations Economic Empowerment Alliance announce "historic agreement"

The Coalition of Peaks has heralded their joint announcement, with the Prime Minister and the First Nations Economic Empowerment Alliance, of a new agreement establish a First Nations Economic Partner...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 2, 2025
New Indigenous Business Australia report highlights the importance of Country, culture, and community

Indigenous Business Australia launched its fourth impact report at an event on Gadigal Country on Thursday. The new report focusses on ways to maximise wellbeing by providing pathways to financial wel...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 29, 2025
We can choose a party that wants to divide us or one that wants to strengthen us

First Nations people, and businesses, are supercharging Australia's economic growth, and delivering bang for buck. Contributing $16.1 billion in revenue each year, they pay $4.

Political leaders need to focus on economic development for First Nations People

Exploring Aboriginal people's hopes for the coming Federal election, I had the opportunity to interview First Nations entrepreneur, Tony Martens from Cairns, Far North Queensland.

Idaho's Native American tribes make big economic impact, but don't reap the benefits

The five Native American tribes in Idaho have a combined economic impact of US$1.45 billion (AUD 2.15 billion), according to a study by a University of Idaho economist, but "capture only a fraction of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 22, 2024
Business is the best platform for advancing Indigenous communities

Over sixty thousand years ago, the world's oldest living culture created one of the most sophisticated trading systems ever seen. Domestically, Indigenous communities developed and utilised trade rout...

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Alex Sanderson Aug 14, 2024
Economic independence is the key to self-determinaton

Money doesn't buy happiness. Whoever said that was probably right, but I suggest that economic independence just might. It's my conviction that economic independence which enables one to rise above th...

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