First Nations
A growing movement is challenging the way economic development is designed and delivered in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with increasing calls for a shift away from dependency-ba...
This week's AIATSIS Summit has heard despite increasing numbers of Aboriginal women completing degrees, scholarships and professional development programs, many are still being shut out of the rooms w...
Energy infrastructure company Jemena is inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led organisations to apply for funding as part of its 2026 First Nations Grants program.
Key points:- In the mainstream economy, money cycles five to seven times. In the black economy, twice- A Kimberley woman makes funeral flowers at cost so grieving families don't carry the burden- "Who...
Key Points:- The Kimberley is 40 per cent Aboriginal. Only 10 per cent of its businesses are.- "If you had $50,000, you'd give it to an Aboriginal organisation before you gave it to an Aboriginal busi...
Key Points- Australia's big banks refused to lend to an Aboriginal pastoral company on standard terms, and it had nothing to do with the books.
Key Points:- The Kimberley's Indigenous business sector has hit 230 enterprises and ten per cent of the regional economy, with 90 new operators in four years.- A $5.
Key Points- How a cleaner's son from Darwin became ACT Australian of the Year - Why his mother begged him to change the name of his first business- The $16 billion figure Devow says every Australian s...
Key points:- Free community Wi-Fi will be rolled out in Mapoon, Lockhart River and Napranum in remote Queensland- The rollout is backed by $1.
100 per cent Indigenous-owned business Kimberley Manufacturing Pty Ltd has received a five million dollar Housing Innovation Fund grant from the WA government to boost affordable, energy efficient hom...
For more than 60 years, forestry has been part of life on the Tiwi Islands. Now, a new workforce plan is laying the foundation for the next generation of Tiwi workers and leaders to step into long ter...
The First Nations UNLIMITED Leadership Summit recently brought Aboriginal leaders, business owners, government figures and allies together on Whadjuk Noongar Country to discuss leadership, economic se...
In Port Hedland, access to healthcare has never been straightforward. Distances are vast, services are stretched, and for many Aboriginal families, the health system itself can feel unfamiliar and dif...