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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
The ingenuity most Australians never see
From the Torres Strait to Tassie, from Derby and Darwin to Denmark, from the Cen...
Reece Harley 6 Mar 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...
Nicole Brown 3 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 poi...
Reece Harley 3 Mar 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
Back Black: If we don’t invest in our own, who will?

Every year, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations receive millions of dollars in funding. This money is entrusted to us to build capacity, create opportunity, strengthen culture and shif...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Feb 6, 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
The Blak jewellery queen primed for Christmas

There are creators whose work you admire from afar, and then there are creators like Kristy Dickinson whose pieces wrap around you like joy itself.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Dec 2, 2025
Opinion: Two paths to justice — and the one that told the truth

South Australia once stood at the centre of a defining choice: to face the truth of the Stolen Generations through the courts, or to manage it through a government scheme. Both paths promised healing.

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Parry Agius Nov 11, 2025
Expensive shots, the kind that cost our mob: Gammin calls for collaboration with exclusion as intent

When I wrote my first op-ed, it wasn't about personalities. It was about systems, representation, and truth. It called out how Aboriginal business keeps being left out of national economic discussions...

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Naomi Anstess Nov 3, 2025
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