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Kimberley region coming to its Census
While 2026 Census night last Tuesday week is all but a memory for most survey pa...
David Prestipino 20 Aug 2026
ORIC fines 19 corporations over non-reporting
The agency responsible for ensuring proper governance of Indigenous corporations...
David Prestipino 5 Aug 2026
Remote Music Rangers program receives $100,000 boost
Up to 12 remote music rangers will help support musicians and strengthen cultura...
Jackson Clark 29 Jul 2026
New Simpson Desert Indigenous Protected Area marks conservation milestone
In a key environmental milestone, 25 per cent of Australia's land mass is now pr...
Dechlan Brennan 16 Jul 2026
Nuclear test survivor’s daughter calls on First Nations communities to speak up on AUKUS
First Nations leader Karina Lester cites her father's painful survival of nuclea...
Natasha Clark 8 Jun 2026
No funding spent under $842 million NT remote Aboriginal services agreement, documents reveal

Money from a joint $842 million Commonwealth-Northern Territory funding agreement to support key Aboriginal services in remote communities has yet to be spent, despite the Territory's declining closin...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 25, 2026
Sixth remote community to get rooftop solar credit

More families across Western Australia's Kimberley region will soon benefit from a joint government program providing rooftop solar, lower energy bills, and clean power.

David Prestipino David Prestipino May 21, 2026
New Indigenous vocational centre aims to boost jobs and training

A new national Indigenous vocational education body aimed at improving training and employment outcomes for First Nations people will be established under the Federal Government.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 8, 2026
Transparency at the foundation of $842 million in remote NT funding

New Commonwealth funding agreements with Aboriginal organisations delivering services in remote NT will be bound by strict governance and accountability mechanisms to help ensure the $842 million woul...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Apr 24, 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
Funding boost for First Nations vocational education and training across NSW

A $100 million joint investment from the Federal and New South Wales governments is set to boost First Nations vocational education and training across NSW ahead of National Closing the Gap Day.

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Mar 18, 2026
Indigenous centrepiece of Geelong waterfront precinct complete

Construction of Nyaal Banyul — a major centrepiece of Geelong's landmark $676 million waterfront development — has been completed.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 17, 2026
Exclusive: Lee Point development must considers views of community and Traditional Owners, NT Labor says

Northern Territory Labor says its federal counterparts are aware of the party's change in position on the Lee Point development, even as the federal government continues to ignore requests for comment...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 16, 2026
Experienced trio beef up Outback Stores impact

Three experienced directors have been appointed to the board of Outback Stores, the Commonwealth-owned company providing remote communities access to cheaper groceries and staple household items.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 6, 2026
Timely support for Red Centre tourism operators

Small local tourism businesses in Central Australia have been offered a financial boost to leverage growing demand for Indigenous experiences in the sector. A $7.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 6, 2026
APY Lands get no power nor answers as heat soars

Residents of the APY Lands in the far north of South Australia have experienced several power outages during the latest heatwave stifling the state, where temperatures have topped 40 degrees in many a...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jan 30, 2026
Co-owner of embattled M + J Building faces procurement fraud charges

The co-owner of a Supply Nation Certified majority Indigenous-owned construction company - M + J Builders - has become the fourth person charged with defrauding the Commonwealth of $71 million in rela...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Nov 20, 2025
Peak body stands down NT builder after $71 million fraud charges

The board of Master Builders Northern Territory has stood down M+ J Builders director Michael John Buckley from its board after he and two others were charged with fraud offences against the Commonwea...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Nov 17, 2025
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