Procurement
Supply Nation will continue to manage Indigenous Business Direct, Australia's national directory of verified Indigenous-owned businesses, and the associated business verification process, after being...
The National Indigenous Employment and Training Alliance is delivering a series of free workshops to help First Nations organisations strengthen their readiness for future tender opportunities.
The NSW Ombudsman's new report detailing its assessment of the implementation of the NSW Aboriginal Procurement Policy since its commencement in 2021 found some progress but also inconsistent implemen...
A national Indigenous procurement summit in Naarm / Melbourne has heard the first decade of the Indigenous Procurement Policy opened major new markets for First Nations businesses, but the next phase...
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...
Main Roads Western Australia booked about $300,000 of spending with a signage supplier as 'Aboriginal business expenditure' after the company passed into sole ownership and stopped being Indigenous-ow...
Changes to Western Australia's Water Corporation procurement processes could drive benefits for Aboriginal businesses from the state government's investment in water and wastewater projects.
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...
Against a backdrop of growing national focus on Northern Australia's defence capability, Indigenous business DICE has emerged as one of the Territory's standout success stories after taking home the C...
A new First Nations Economics analysis of the 2026-27 Federal Budget says the Commonwealth has delivered significant targeted investment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, while le...
The Federal Government is preparing to open the Indigenous business verification system to competitive tender for the first time, as changes to the Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) begin to reshape...
The Canadian Council for Indigenous Business has welcomed the recent findings from the country's Procurement Ombudsman, describing the report as "a vital course correction, if actioned, to strengthen...
Indigenous business leaders in the Northern Territory say the NT government's newly announced Defence Industry Council represents "another missed opportunity" to strengthen the Territory's defence eco...