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Remote Aboriginal community receives major water security boost
The remote Aboriginal community of Scotdesco on South Australia's far west coast...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Jul 2026
Millions invested into Victorian Indigenous organisations for community infrastructure
First Nations organisations across Victoria are in a stronger position to improv...
Jarred Cross 29 Jun 2026
Queensland Budget targets Closing the Gap, women’s security and communities
A Queensland First Nations women's legal service has welcomed the State Governme...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Jun 2026
Road opening improves access for remote Fiji communities
A new road in Fiji's Navosa highlands has cut travel time to government and heal...
Rebekah Rasmussen 20 Jun 2026
Water Corporation procurement reforms aim to drive benefits for Aboriginal businesses in WA
Changes to Western Australia's Water Corporation procurement processes could dri...
Giovanni Torre 12 Jun 2026
New Starlink access reaches 4,000 people across remote PNG villages

A new Starlink connection has brought reliable internet and phone access to approximately 4,000 people across remote villages in Papua New Guinea, ending years of poor communication access for communi...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 18, 2026
Fiji pushes geospatial investment at Pacific regional forum

Fiji has used a regional meeting in Nadi to push geospatial, surveying and hydrographic systems as core infrastructure for climate resilience, land management and maritime protection across the Pacifi...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Apr 22, 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
Critical work begins to deliver water security projects for Queensland Indigenous communities

Critical work has begun to deliver water security projects for the Indigenous communities of Cherbourg, Doomadgee, Mornington Island, Northern Peninsula Area and Wujal Wujal in Queensland.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 31, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Traditional Owners say Kimberley Mineral Sands project failed to deliver promised jobs

Trust between Joombarn-Buru Traditional Owners and the China-backed mining company Kimberley Mineral Sands has broken down over the issue of awarding local contracts, despite the injection of $160 mil...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 11, 2026
Fitzroy Valley community bands together to rescue Elder from floodwaters

Orange floodwaters surged against a white ute as the vehicle was swept across Six Mile Creek in the Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia's Central Kimberley.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Mar 5, 2026
Fijian Government ramps up clean water investment to prevent waterborne diseases

Communities across Fiji's Cakaudrove and Rewa provinces are seeing new investment in water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure as the Ministry of Health and Medical Services expands its national WA...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Feb 19, 2026
Japan gifts dredger to strengthen Fiji flood mitigation

Japan has handed over a new dredger to Fiji to strengthen flood mitigation capacity and improve long-term climate resilience, as authorities move to better protect farmland, infrastructure and vulnera...

Woorabinda water supply restored after 11-month boil alert

Woorabinda residents can now safely drink tap water again, following the completion of urgent repairs to the town's water treatment plant and the lifting of an 11-month boil water alert.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 29, 2026
Climate fund top-up for Australia's Pacific neighbours

The federal government has announced a top-up of its primary Pacific climate and infrastructure fund, committing another $550 million. The Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific...

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Ben McKay Jan 27, 2026
High-speed internet reaches remote Kimberley community for the first time

A remote community in Western Australia's Kimberley has been connected to high-speed internet for the first time, with free services installed across 14 homes south-east of Fitzroy Crossing.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 22, 2026
Fiji reviews flood defences as wet season intensifies

Heavy rain across Fiji's Western Division has renewed scrutiny of flood-protection systems, with several crossings and road sections closed as wet season conditions continue to intensify.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Dec 22, 2025
Pacific nations make passionate plea amid climate fears

Pacific leaders have made a passionate plea for help as climate change threatens some of the world's smallest nations. Countries on the climate crisis frontline have called for investment and partners...

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Fraser Barton Aug 21, 2025
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