First Nations Busines
Aboriginal businesses added $3.4 billion to the Northern Territory economy in 2024-25, a contribution nearly the size of the Territory's entire Public Administration and Safety industry, according to...
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...
Treasury counts announcements. Communities count houses. The Federal Budget's $793.7 million Closing the Gap package hides a deeper reality: governments are still more willing to manage the consequenc...
Key points:- In the mainstream economy, money cycles five to seven times. In the black economy, twice- A Kimberley woman makes funeral flowers at cost so grieving families don't carry the burden- "Who...
Key Points:- The Kimberley is 40 per cent Aboriginal. Only 10 per cent of its businesses are.- "If you had $50,000, you'd give it to an Aboriginal organisation before you gave it to an Aboriginal busi...
Key Points- Australia's big banks refused to lend to an Aboriginal pastoral company on standard terms, and it had nothing to do with the books.
Key Points:- The Kimberley's Indigenous business sector has hit 230 enterprises and ten per cent of the regional economy, with 90 new operators in four years.- A $5.
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...
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...
In Port Hedland, access to healthcare has never been straightforward. Distances are vast, services are stretched, and for many Aboriginal families, the health system itself can feel unfamiliar and dif...
The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation has launched a new online platform to boost economic empowerment for Indigenous businesses by connecting them with their Country.
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...
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma generated an estimated US$4.1 billion in economic impact in 2023, supporting nearly 27,000 jobs across the state, according to newly released figures that underscore the...