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Real jobs, real futures: Our remote jobs program is changing lives
Our new Remote Jobs and Economic Development (RJED) Program is changing lives in...
OPINION: Big tech should help pay for the journalism it uses
Public-interest journalism is not free to produce. Every story carries a cost. I...
Reece Harley 18 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
Bringing sovereign capability back to First Nations people
Last month, ABC journalist Patricia Karvales reported that "Sovereignty means no...
Bec Blurton 28 Apr 2026
Fuel prices surge and Indigenous businesses are paying the price
Right now, one issue is hitting everyone, from filling up at the bowser to runni...
Jyi Lawton 24 Apr 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Traditional Owners say Kimberley Mineral Sands project failed to deliver promised jobs

Trust between Joombarn-Buru Traditional Owners and the China-backed mining company Kimberley Mineral Sands has broken down over the issue of awarding local contracts, despite the injection of $160 mil...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 11, 2026
The ingenuity most Australians never see

From the Torres Strait to Tassie, from Derby and Darwin to Denmark, from the Central Desert to Canberra, my work leading the National Indigenous Times Group has taken me to every corner of this countr...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Mar 6, 2026
Nikky Barney-Irvine: Strength in culture, power in leadership

There is a quiet strength in women who know exactly who they are and where they come from. Nikky Barney-Irvine is one of those women. A proud Woppaburra woman and descendant of the Keppel Islands off...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Mar 3, 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
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
Real progress comes when our people have the power, resources and opportunity to shape their own futures

The latest Closing the Gap released today confirms what many of our communities already know - despite more than a decade of commitments, too many disparities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isla...

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Nigel Browne Feb 12, 2026
Why Indigenous representation needs to move beyond art on boardroom walls

For a long time, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander success has been most visible at the edges of Australia's economy, in sport, the arts and culture. These spaces matter deeply.

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Adam Davids Feb 3, 2026
Australia’s Indigenous-led economy is rising - and it’s time to match its ambition

Australia's Indigenous-led economy has entered a period of remarkable growth. Indigenous businesses are being established at record rates, and the fastest-growing group of new business leaders are Fir...

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Darren Godwell Dec 17, 2025
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