Indigenous Procurement Policy
A federal audit has found that the majority of large Commonwealth contracts designed to support Indigenous employment and enterprise have failed to comply with core requirements of the Indigenous Proc...
NAIDOC Week - a time to celebrate the rich culture, identity, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. But let's also remember—NAIDOC Week has its roots in activism and...
Indigenous leaders and business figures have raised serious concerns over the revelation an audit of federal contracts found Indigenous employment rules were dropped in two thirds of cases, translatin...
An Audit Office investigation of federal contracts has found Indigenous employment rules were dropped in two thirds of cases, translating to $70 billion worth of contracts not being required to meet t...
It's National Reconciliation Week—a time to reflect on how far we've come and how far we still have to go. The Voice Referendum and the ongoing "culture wars" remind us that reconciliation isn't...
Wesfarmers is facing scrutiny over its role in Indigenous procurement after whistleblower allegations about the governance structure of a supplier 49 per cent owned by one of the corporate giant's sub...
After the defeat of the Voice, we saw Anthony Albanese reframe his government's Indigenous affairs commitment at Garma, turning from the rights-based approach long endorsed by Aboriginal people, towar...
The peak body representing First Nations businesses in the Northern Territory has criticised the federal government for dragging its feet on reviewing its Indigenous Procurement Policy.
The value of Commonwealth contracts won by First Nations businesses has reached $10 billion, with growth across key sectors and emerging industries projected to only rise.
Anthony Mundine has supported plans for an overhaul of Indigenous procurement policies as the federal government considers major policy overhauls of Aboriginal funding.
First Nations lawyer Matthew Karakoulakis is committed to supporting Indigenous companies that want to be doing business right, without the practice of "Black cladding".
Indigenous entrepreneur Gerry Matera has revealed post-merger strategic differences led to his resignation as a director of one of Western Australia's biggest Aboriginal-owned construction companies...
First Nations academic Gningala Yarran-Mark says Indigenous procurement policies need to be overhauled and 'Black cladding' stamped out to allow to Indigenous businesses a fair chance in the economic...