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Dambimangari Traditional Owners back new Koolan Island ownership deal
Dambimangari Traditional Owners have backed a new ownership deal for Koolan Isla...
Natasha Clark 12 Jun 2026
Aboriginal people still struggling to raise capital against their own land
Key points:- In the mainstream economy, money cycles five to seven times. In the...
Reece Harley 27 May 2026
'We're the sleeping giant': Natasha Short sets 20 per cent procurement target
Key Points:- The Kimberley is 40 per cent Aboriginal. Only 10 per cent of its bu...
Reece Harley 27 May 2026
Building the table: Kimberley voices on the future of Indigenous business
Key Points- Australia's big banks refused to lend to an Aboriginal pastoral comp...
Reece Harley 26 May 2026
The $5.4 billion question for the Kimberley
Key Points:- The Kimberley's Indigenous business sector has hit 230 enterprises...
Reece Harley 26 May 2026
'We've always been business people' - Dion Devow on culture, courage and Black excellence

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...

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 26, 2026
Housing Innovation boost to see 100% Indigenous-owned Kimberley Manufacturing deliver homes and jobs in WA's north

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 25, 2026
Funding boost as East Kimberley prepares for 2028 solar eclipse

Western Australia's Kimberley region is preparing to host one of the world's longest total solar eclipses, with millions of dollars set to be invested into infrastructure and public safety ahead of th...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark May 12, 2026
Cottoning on from $60million gin and record harvest

There was much ado about something when Northern Australia's first cotton processing facility opened last August in Kununurra on time and on budget.

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David Prestipino May 7, 2026
Clean-up and remediation projects creating skilled job pathways for Indigenous workers in WA

Indigenous workers in remote WA communities are gaining recognised qualifications in specialist clean-up roles through a training model designed to ensure participants complete projects with documente...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 5, 2026
Kimberley leaders to gather in Broome for inaugural Indigenous Business Forum

Aboriginal business leaders, government representatives and industry figures from across northern Australia will converge in Broome next month for the inaugural Indigenous Business Forum.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 20, 2026
Shift to steers creates new opportunities at Kimberley cattle company

Kimberley Agricultural Pastoral Company (KAPCO) has sold its first steers since transitioning from bulls in 2024, with the cattle shipped to Malaysia and Indonesia aboard early-season live export vess...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 16, 2026
Traditional Owners strike $5 million deal for Indigenous-focused Horizontal Falls tours

Boat tours at the iconic Horizontal Falls will continue and be expanded to include more Indigenous elements until 2028. A new deal between the WA government, Traditional Owners and operators was struc...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Apr 14, 2026
Aboriginal-owned business subsidises healthy food in Kimberley communities

Families living in remote towns in Western Australia's north will now have access to affordable, nutritious food at local supermarkets through a new community-led initiative.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 25, 2026
Karajarri people secure greater control via new sea Country IPA

The first Sea Country Indigenous Protected Area in the south-west Kimberley region in Western Australia will strive to protect the biodiversity on Country.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 20, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Traditional Owners say Kimberley Mineral Sands project failed to deliver promised jobs

Trust between Joombarn-Buru Traditional Owners and the China-backed mining company Kimberley Mineral Sands has broken down over the issue of awarding local contracts, despite the injection of $160 mil...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 11, 2026
Fitzroy Crossing junior footy drives crime decline, opens new pathways

The birth of a junior football league in a remote Aboriginal town in Western Australia's north has been credited with helping reduce youth crime, strengthen relationships between police and young peop...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 4, 2026
Shooting Stars shine on with MinRes partnership renewal

Mineral Resources (MinRes) has renewed its support for a program that empowers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and young women to achieve their full potential.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 24, 2026
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