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'We can do many great things, especially if we do them together'
This speech was given at the RING (Reconciliation Industry Network Group) NAIDOC...
Toni Janke 11 Jul 2026
The power of First Nations people and culture can work for the betterment of Australia and our region
This speech was delivered by federal Ambassador for First Nations People, Justin...
Justin Mohamed 8 Jul 2026
NAIDOC’s call for change across the decades: from Day of Mourning to economic reconciliation
NAIDOC's origins belong inside a longer history of Aboriginal resistance to the...
Darren Godwell 8 Jul 2026
Towards a First Nations critical minerals strategy: A moment in time
Australia stands at one of the most significant economic crossroads in its moder...
Jyi Lawton 7 Jul 2026
Investing in people, growing communities: Impact North backs Territory businesses to thrive

Behind every successful business is someone who took a chance, backed themselves and kept going when things got tough. For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entrepreneurs, building a business...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 25, 2026
Real jobs, real futures: Our remote jobs program is changing lives

Our new Remote Jobs and Economic Development (RJED) Program is changing lives in remote First Nations communities. Delivering the dignity of work with decent pay and conditions.

OPINION: Big tech should help pay for the journalism it uses

Public-interest journalism is not free to produce. Every story carries a cost. It takes journalists, editors, photographers, designers, technology, legal care, social media professionals, printing, di...

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 18, 2026
First Nations energy affordability - 'a goal in the never never'

Electricity access has improved globally, with 92 per cent of the world's population connected by 2023. Still, 666-670 million people remain without electricity, and a staggering 85 per cent of these...

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James Reynolds May 11, 2026
Bringing sovereign capability back to First Nations people

Last month, ABC journalist Patricia Karvales reported that "Sovereignty means nothing to normal people". The comment ignores that sovereignty means everything to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...

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Bec Blurton Apr 28, 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 running a business, fuel and its rising cost. At its simplest, fuel prices are rising because global supply is under pressure...

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Jyi Lawton Apr 24, 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
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