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Weak NT audits hide Closing the Gap failures, Indigenous leader warns
Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network CEO Naomi Anstess says review fin...
Natasha Clark 29 Jan 2026
NIBCA welcomes stronger Supply Nation checks amid integrity concerns
The National Indigenous Business Chamber's Alliance (NIBCA) has welcomed Supply...
Reece Harley 7 Nov 2025
NT Indigenous Business Network CEO Naomi Anstess drives national focus on accountability and ownership
Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network chief executive Naomi Anstess has...
Reece Harley 7 Nov 2025
IBA Chair Darren Godwell sets out billion-dollar vision for Indigenous capital
When Darren Godwell took over as Chair of Indigenous Business Australia in Janua...
Reece Harley 16 Oct 2025
Our Country, Our Minerals: Jyi Lawton calls for Indigenous control of Australia’s critical minerals future
Jyi Lawton spoke with calm precision, outlining a simple truth: the resources dr...
Reece Harley 14 Oct 2025
Let’s get this right: An likely unwanted opinion I am going to give anyway

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.

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Naomi Anstess Oct 3, 2025
NT Indigenous Business Network raises concerns over looming sale of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia to US company

The Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network has raised concerns over the impending sale of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia - owner-operator of Ayers Rock Resort and Mossman Gorge Cultural...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 15, 2025
Indigenous chambers unite to chart a community-led path for business certification

On a brisk August morning last week in Sydney, the energy at the International Convention Centre was palpable. Indigenous business leaders and representatives from some of Australia's largest corporat...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 26, 2025
Weapons firms in, Indigenous voices out at Supply Nation Roundtable

Supply Nation's decision to not include any Indigenous-owned businesses while inviting weapons manufacturers and the Department of Defence to its newly reconvened Leadership Roundtable has drawn sharp...

First Nations leaders raise concerns over Indigenous participation rules exemptions for majority of federal contracts

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 19, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: New Supply Nation 'Leadership Roundtable' includes no Indigenous businesses

Supply Nation, a major non-profit organisation which aims to grow the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business sector through the promotion of supplier diversity, and operates the leading databa...

First Nations business chambers urge Albanese government to support their work

First Nations business chambers around Australia are the heart and soul of empowering Indigenous companies. The chambers are a powerful voice for the needs of Indigenous businesses by building their s...

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Brendan Foster Jun 12, 2025
Naomi Anstess appointed new Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network CEO

The Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network has confirmed the appointment of Naomi Anstess as its new CEO following the resignation of Jerome Cubillo.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 19, 2025
NT Indigenous Business Network drives vibrancy and solidarity among Blak enterprises

Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network's "big boss" Naomi Anstess says the First Nations economy in the Top End still faces significant barriers despite recent growth.

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Brendan Foster Feb 12, 2025
NT Indigenous Business Network critical of federal go slow on procurement policy

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.

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Brendan Foster Jan 23, 2025
Blak business sector should lead the economic development conversation

There is no winning in the business of Indigenous economic development for those actually in the business. As I write this opinion piece, the Coalition of the Peaks - with the Australian National Univ...

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Naomi Anstess Nov 5, 2024
NT Indigenous Business Network criticises pause on First Nations gallery

The Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network says they hold "grave" concerns about the new NT governments' decision to pause and revisit the site of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Art Islander...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 16, 2024
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