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Australian ministers' visit pursues 'transformative agreement' to strengthen cooperation with Fiji
Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy w...
Giovanni Torre 5 May 2026
Fuel prices surge and Indigenous businesses are paying the price
Right now, one issue is hitting everyone, from filling up at the bowser to runni...
Jyi Lawton 24 Apr 2026
Working Group aims to support fuel, energy and food security in remote Indigenous communities
A working group on fuel, energy and food security in remote Indigenous communiti...
Callan Morse 21 Apr 2026
Pacific declaration urges end to age of fossil fuels
Carbon capture and storage, geoengineering and other technologies that justify o...
Poppy Johnston 17 Apr 2026
Australian government looks to Pacific's energy needs
The Australian government's most recent negotiations to strike a critical deal w...
Andrew Mathieson 14 Apr 2026
'Impact for regional communities is minimal' - Vic free public transport no silver bullet outside the inner city

Free public transport while petrol costs soar is not much help if the bus only comes a couple of times a day, a major Aboriginal service provider in the Shepparton region says.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 2, 2026
Fuel support considered for diesel-dependent Pacific

Australia is considering aid options to ensure Pacific nations have access to fuel, as the Middle East war threatens to derail several diesel-dependent island economies.

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Poppy Johnson Apr 1, 2026
Fuel crisis prompts first use of 1940s price exploitation laws in the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory government says it has taken an "unprecedented" step by enacting legislation for the first time in response to the fuel cost crisis.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 31, 2026
Commonwealth to slash fuel excise in half to bring down transport costs

The federal government has cut the fuel excise in half for three months in a move which should save motorists 26 cents a litre, delivering some relief to remote and regional communities that have been...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 30, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Remote families forced to stop short of hospital as fuel prices climb

First Nations families in remote WA blame soaring fuel prices for forcing them to stop short of the hospital and call ambulances to complete the journey.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 30, 2026
Calls grow for greater measures to tackle fuel crisis as rangers, APY Lands feel the pressure

Calls are growing for greater measures to tackle the impact of the fuel crisis in remote and regional Australia. Not-for-profit group Country Needs People, which is led by a majority Indigenous board...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 27, 2026
Indigenous leaders join call for increased Remote Area Allowance in face of fuel crisis

The Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory (APO NT) and Aboriginal Housing NT have joined the Central Land Council in calling for an urgent increase to the Remote Area Allowance in th...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 26, 2026
As fuel prices skyrocket, remote communities call for greater government support

Rising fuel prices driven by the war in the Middle East are intensifying cost-of-living pressures in remote Australia, with the Central Land Council calling on the federal government to urgently incre...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 24, 2026
Australia’s fuel shock reveals the true cost of a big‑car lifestyle

Australia is once again feeling the sting of global conflict at the petrol pump. A fast‑escalating war in the Middle East has pushed crude oil back above US$100, and in a country almost entirely...

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James Reynolds Mar 11, 2026
Climate change disconnect between Australia and Tuvalu, environmental report finds

A new report from The Fossil Free Pacific Campaign argues Australian governments have undermined the region's solidarity on climate action and could face legal recourse.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Dec 1, 2025
‘First Nations consent ignored’ as Canadians asked to subsidise LNG expansion

The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says Canadian PM Mark Carney's push to double LNG Canada as a "nation-building" project ignores the right of Indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 15, 2025
Bustling Indigenous business sector ready for takeoff at 2024 AEMEE Conference

Indigenous business visionaries and some of the leading figures in the resources sector are among an impressive cohort of presenters at next month's 2024 AEMEE Conference.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Sep 16, 2024
Love of community fuels Ashley Carroll's aspirations

Proud Mununjali woman Ashley Carroll has gone from dropping out of high school in year 8 to running a thriving business. Ms Carroll set up Alkira Fuel in 2019 shortly after her first child was born in...

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Brendan Foster Jun 25, 2024
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