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Funding backs community-led visions across the Northern Territory
Five projects across remote and regional Northern Territory communities have rec...
Nicole Brown 31 Aug 2026
'They had a blast' - kids record music video with rap icon BARKAA
It is rare for children and youth in remote communities to stand shoulder to sho...
David Prestipino 24 Aug 2026
Aboriginal Investment NT: $73.5 million to back First Nations-led economic development across the Territory
Aboriginal economic development is strongest when Aboriginal people have the pow...
Nicole Brown 20 Aug 2026
Building opportunity: Kennelly Constructions recognised with Sunshine Coast's inaugural Blak Business Award

For more than 15 years, Kennelly Constructions has built a reputation for delivering quality projects while creating opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 11, 2026
First Nations entrepreneur brewing up a storm with her gin distillery

Given that proud Wiradjuri woman Clair Ryder is allergic to alcohol, starting up her own gin distillery was brave and risky move."I didn't drink until I started the distillery and I had less than a qu...

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Brendan Foster Aug 7, 2026
Indigenous entrepreneur wants First Nations kids to reach for the stars

Proud Gunggandji man and former Royal Australian Air Force veteran Daniel Joinbee hopes that one of the first people to walk on Mars will be an Indigenous astronaut.

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Brendan Foster Aug 4, 2026
Indigenous Business Month celebrates the strength of community: 'Local & Connected'

Long before Australia understood the language of commerce, our old people understood the power of exchange. Across this continent, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples traded goods, shared kn...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 20, 2026
NAIDOC’s call for change across the decades: from Day of Mourning to economic reconciliation

NAIDOC's origins belong inside a longer history of Aboriginal resistance to the economic architecture of colonial Australia. It emerged from Aboriginal protest against colonisation that had taken land...

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Darren Godwell Jul 8, 2026
'One of the most powerful drivers of self-determination' - new IBA Director Bronwyn Dodd sets her sights on economic empowerment for all

New Indigenous Business Australia Director Bronwyn Dodd brings a wealth of experience to the role, but still sees listening and learning as vital aspects of the job.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 7, 2026
Towards a First Nations critical minerals strategy: A moment in time

Australia stands at one of the most significant economic crossroads in its modern history. The global race for critical minerals is reshaping international trade, defence alliances and manufacturing s...

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Jyi Lawton Jul 7, 2026
GBK Land Council secures First Nations skills funding for Torres and Endeavour straits

Gur A Baradharaw Kod Torres Strait Sea and Land Council Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Corporation has secured federal government funding to deliver a community-led language, literacy, numeracy...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 6, 2026
Federal government strengthens Indigenous Procurement Policy

The federal government has moved to strengthen "the ambition" and eligibility requirements of the Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP), to "help ensure economic benefits are flowing to First Nations pe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 1, 2026
Investing in people, growing communities: Impact North backs Territory businesses to thrive

Behind every successful business is someone who took a chance, backed themselves and kept going when things got tough. For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entrepreneurs, building a business...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 25, 2026
New 'home away from home' for young Indigenous men opens in North Queensland

Queensland's first co-designed, purpose-built boarding house for First Nations students has opened at Djarragun College, offering a unique, culturally centred education option.

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Brendan Foster Jun 18, 2026
AUAHA brings Māori lens to Indigenous economic empowerment summit

Key points:- The 2026 National Indigenous Empowerment Summit was held in Magandjin / Brisbane- The Summit focusses on Indigenous-led solutions in education, employment and economic development, with s...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 12, 2026
The rock climbing wall kids killed with red dots

Key points: Doomadgee secured a second year of consultation on its new hospital after rejecting Queensland Health's twelve-month timeline. More than half the community's power now comes from a local...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Jun 10, 2026
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