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Remote Jobs program reaches halfway mark with 3,000 jobs approved, government says
The federal government says it has reached the halfway point of its Remote Jobs...
Dechlan Brennan 31 Jul 2026
Remote jobs program creating work across Far North Queensland
Remote jobs, tourism and food security projects across Far North Queensland were...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Jun 2026
McCarthy labels Hanson's Indigenous policy agenda 'divisive'
Malarndirri McCarthy has condemned Pauline Hanson's National Press Club address...
Dechlan Brennan 22 Jun 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 jobs program opens third grant round
The third grant round of the federal government's Remote Jobs and Economic Devel...
Dechlan Brennan 18 Feb 2026
Remote jobs expansion backs Indigenous business on Waiben

The federal government is doubling the Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program from 3,000 to 6,000 remote jobs with a $299 million investment, linking the expansion to Closing the Gap targets on...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 16, 2026
Closing the Gap: Suicide, incarceration, and child protection targets lag while land and economic participation show progress

Only four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track and four are moving backwards, with just five years remaining under the current agreement, the federal government says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 12, 2026
New remote jobs program to replace ‘failed’ Work for the Dole scheme begins

The federal government's new employment program - designed to replace the previous Coalition scheme - officially launches on Saturday, promising tailored support for around 40,000 job seekers.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 31, 2025
'Tailored, flexible support': Grants open for new remote employment service, federal government announces

Eligible organisations under the federal government's new Remote Australia Employment Service can now apply for funding to support job seekers in remote communities.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 30, 2025
Labor is "ambitious for First Nations people"

I am ambitious for First Nations people. As Minister for Indigenous Australians in the Albanese Labor Government, I know my colleagues share my view.

First round of government jobs grants announced as remote unemployment skyrockets. Will it be enough?

The federal government has announced the long-awaited results of the first round of its jobs program, a month out from the federal election. First announced in February last year, the $707 million Rem...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 12, 2025
Job skills boost for Tenant Creek

Batchelor Institute, in collaboration with RN Employment Services, has kicked off a 10-week training block providing 24 Tennant Creek locals with access to a Certificate III in Civil Construction Plan...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 28, 2025
New remote jobs program tweaked as second round opens

Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy has announced a second round of funding grants is now open for eligible employers to create local jobs in remote communities.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Feb 4, 2025
New government remote employment service to help job seekers build skills, support communities

The federal government says more than 42,000 job seekers are expected to access a new remote employment service to help people in remote areas learn new skills and find pathways into work.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 13, 2024
Funding applications open for remote jobs program following successful trials

The first round of grants from the Federal Government's new funding strategy to increase employment and economic opportunities in remote regions has opened.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 11, 2024
Remote Australia’s untapped potential

Remote Australia, with its vast landscapes and sparse populations, is a region rich in potential. Having grown up in Borroloola, about 1000km from Darwin in the Northern Territory, I have experienced...

Cultural element, youth focus key to federal government's new remote jobs program

A second round of consultation across 200 Indigenous communities on a new national remote jobs program has provided sharp but clear feedback to the federal government ahead of the rollout of its new R...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 11, 2024
Changes to NT's Aboriginal Business Development Program aim to boost Indigenous commerce

The NT government announced on Monday a "refresh" to the Aboriginal Business Development Program (ABDP) to provide "better support" to start-ups and established Aboriginal businesses to develop and gr...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 10, 2024
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