Economic Development
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 third grant round of the federal government's Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program (RJED) has opened, marking the largest funding round in the program's history.
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...
Only four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track and four are moving backwards, with just five years remaining under the current agreement, the federal government says.
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.
The federal government's new employment program - designed to replace the previous Coalition scheme - officially launches on Saturday, promising tailored support for around 40,000 job seekers.
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.
A historic partnership between the federal government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to leverage land and Native Title, boost skills, create jobs, and support business was signed at...