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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
On-Country training hub opens in Santa Teresa to boost remote employment
The first of seven Remote Training Hubs planned across Central Australia has ope...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Jul 2026
'Music brings everyone together' - Docker River Band reflects on Guts Touring 2026
After almost two weeks on the road with Guts Touring 2026, First Nations music a...
Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre welcomes court reopening but warns of impact on remote families
Marninwarntikura Women's Resource Centre, based in Fitzroy Crossing in Western A...
Natasha Clark 7 Jul 2026
One year on, 120 remote stores have signed up to the federal government's low-cost essentials subsidy

More than 120 remote community stores have joined the Federal Government's Low-Cost Essentials Subsidy Scheme in its first year, with ministers touting the program as a key cost-of-living measure for...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 1, 2026
Remote jobs program creating work across Far North Queensland

Remote jobs, tourism and food security projects across Far North Queensland were the focus during a visit by federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy last week.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 26, 2026
Remote Fiji farmers to benefit from Starlink launch

Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture, Waterways and Sugar Industry has launched Starlink internet services at Wainikoro Station in Macuata to improve support for remote farming communities.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 25, 2026
Power boost for Pilbara’s most isolated residents

Almost 60 homes from a tiny community in Western Australia's Pilbara region have been given access to safer power that can be secured through prepayment at the local town store.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 24, 2026
McCarthy labels Hanson's Indigenous policy agenda 'divisive'

Malarndirri McCarthy has condemned Pauline Hanson's National Press Club address as "divisive", while also seeking to link the One Nation leader's Indigenous affairs policies to criticism from Coalitio...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 22, 2026
Road opening improves access for remote Fiji communities

A new road in Fiji's Navosa highlands has cut travel time to government and health services from three hours to 30 minutes for communities in the Namataku district.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 20, 2026
Long-awaited Ali Curung youth centre moves closer to reality

Construction of a new $3.1 million youth centre in a remote Barkly community is set to begin after a Central Australian contractor was appointed to deliver the project.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 11, 2026
These Indigenous artists pay $350 a tank and are driving 2500km

In the remote community of Papulankutja in Western Australia, diesel is $4.28 a litre, roughly double the price in capital cities. One of the few sources of income in the community is its not-for-prof...

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Liz Hobday Jun 7, 2026
Real jobs, real futures: Our remote jobs program is changing lives

Our new Remote Jobs and Economic Development (RJED) Program is changing lives in remote First Nations communities. Delivering the dignity of work with decent pay and conditions.

Local nutrition champions support healthier food choices in remote communities

The federal government says it has reached an early milestone in its efforts to build a locally led nutrition workforce in remote First Nations communities, with 21 "Good Food People" now employed in...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 7, 2026
Homelands are the answer, says Yingiya Guyula

Independent Member for Mulka, Yingiya Guyula, has called for a major shift in the way governments approach Aboriginal housing, arguing that investment in homelands is critical to protecting culture, s...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 2, 2026
Support needed for Groote Eylandt families suffering from Machado-Joseph disease

Warnindilyakwa families on Groote Eylandt have experienced the impact of Machado-Joseph disease across generations, with many caring for relatives long before the inherited neurological condition had...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 30, 2026
Pop-up wardrobe brings new clothing to Fitzroy Crossing girls

In a town where the nearest department store is a four-hour drive away, racks of new dresses and accessories have transformed a Fitzroy Crossing hall in Western Australia's Kimberley region into a fre...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 27, 2026
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