Economic Development
The Goldfields Aboriginal Business Chamber recently coordinated a remarkable six-day visit for a delegation participating in the British Columbia/Yukon Young Indigenous Leaders Exchange Pilot Program...
In a world where you can be anything, be as happy as these fellas. The smiles on the faces of the newest Thamarrurr Sea Farmers recruits said it all as they travelled from Wadeye to Darwin last week f...
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.
What is unfolding on Wurankuwu is a powerful example of what self-determination can look like when Traditional Owners are not simply consulted, but leading from the front.
Two First Nations communities in the Northern Territory will share a $30 million investment for the first round of Aboriginal Investment NT's Collective Impact Initiatives, bolstering long-term econom...
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...
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...
An Indigenous-led collaboration in Far North Queensland is laying the groundwork for what could become Australia's first commercial giant freshwater prawn industry, blending ancient knowledge with mod...
The federal government is doubling the Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program from 3,000 to 6,000 remote jobs with a $299 million investment, linking the expansion to Closing the Gap targets on...
The national Closing the Gap agenda has become a "catchall" that is failing to deliver results because it lacks strategic focus, while the corporate sector has been urged to step into the vacuum left...
Wiradjuri man Hayden Charles is one of Australia's rising Indigenous business leaders, overseeing a national commercial services group that spans cleaning, construction, maintenance and security.
Canada's federal government is encouraging Indigenous organisations and their partners to apply for funding to support engagement in critical minerals and clean energy infrastructure projects.
I've been thinking long and hard about the Commonwealth's new partnership announcement on Indigenous economic development. It's being celebrated loudly across the media. And yes, it is important.