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‘Historic’ agreement puts Indigenous communities in driver’s seat of economic future
A historic partnership between the federal government and Aboriginal and Torres...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Sep 2025
Gumatj land rights case shows need for national settlement process for Traditional Owners
The historic High Court ruling involving the Gumatj clan highlights the need for...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Mar 2025
$240m Rio Tinto centre to prioritise Indigenous knowledge in renewables transition
Indigenous rights and a more equitable society resulting from the clean energy t...
David Prestipino 1 Feb 2025
New Senate report demands "immediate action," First Nations Economic Empowerment Alliance says
The First Nations Economic Empowerment Alliance has welcomed a Senate report whi...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Dec 2024
New alliance to help build Indigenous economic empowerment
A new alliance between Indigenous people and the Australian National University...
Dechlan Brennan 16 Jul 2024
Indigenous languages face erasure as advocates call for legislative protection

Mirning, an Aboriginal language of the Nullarbor coast, faces the threat of extinction, with no speakers learning it as their mother tongue. Australia, once home to more than 300 Indigenous languages...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 21, 2023
Canadian and Australian Indigenous organisations strike historic agreement on collaboration and solidarity

A unique international agreement has been struck between key Indigenous-led organisations in Australia and Canada that prioritises Indigenous collaboration and diplomacy in seeking to address the entr...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 17, 2023
Water rights and energy top Indigenous talks agenda

Professor Peter Yu believes understanding and recognising Indigenous water rights are vital for the health, wellbeing and survival of this country's First Peoples.

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Rudi Maxwell May 16, 2023
Indigenous self-determination 'critical' to nation's economic progress: Yu

First Nations leaders have "a huge sense of optimism" that Australia can break from the past, backed by a new blueprint for economic development.

Rachel Stringfellow Rachel Stringfellow Jun 29, 2022
Indigenous people facing 'economic apartheid', policy shift needed

First Nations people are facing "economic apartheid", with leading Indigenous development experts urging a national shift in policy. Wealth creation will be top of the agenda for improving outcomes fo...

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Guest Author Jun 22, 2022
Yawuru leader Peter Yu relishes chance to head Rio Tinto's Australian advisory group

Yawuru leader Peter Yu expects there will be plenty of tension between Rio Tinto and the team he has been chosen to lead, tension he hopes will be constructive in re-building trust for the miner.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 27, 2022
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