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After starting on a hard road, NLA keeps on trucking
In 2016, Nicole Appleton applied for finance to buy her first truck. The lender...
Dianne Bortoletto 9 Sep 2026
Critical road infrastructure upgrade for Melville Island
Melville Island's Pirlangimpi Road is set to be upgraded in a move to support in...
Callan Morse 27 Aug 2026
Yuluwirri McGrady launches majority Indigenous-owned maintenance business Mader First
Yuluwirri McGrady has launched Mader First, a new majority Indigenous-owned busi...
Reece Harley 4 Aug 2026
$21 million contract awarded to upgrade key NT road which services many Aboriginal communities
The federal and Northern Territory governments are progressing significant upgra...
Giovanni Torre 4 Aug 2026
Aboriginal driving instructor training aims to boost culturally-safe learning and employment
An initiative backing First Nations driving instructors in NSW is hoping not onl...
Jarred Cross 17 Jul 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
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
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
‘Torture-adjacent practice’: Aboriginal justice groups condemn ‘completely unacceptable’ treatment of young person in Tasmanian state care

Revelations security staff at a Tasmanian youth detention centre used a young person's t-shirt to create an improvised spit hood have sparked an outcry from Aboriginal legal and advocacy groups.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Dec 5, 2025
Samoa leads Pacific innovation with launch of electric firefighting vehicles

Samoa has launched its first fully electric firefighting vehicles, marking a national milestone in climate resilient and low emission emergency response.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Nov 18, 2025
Time and Tide riding a wave of success

Sometimes business ideas aren't born but demanded by necessity, which was the case for Time and Tide, a bus and ferry transport company servicing Ngurapai/ (Horn Island) and Waibene (Thursday Island).

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Dianne Bortoletto Aug 18, 2025
Award-Winning Indigenous garden transforms Sydney Airport

An immersive cultural bush landscape at Sydney Airport, embodying Indigenous culture, design, and native species, has won the 2024 AILA NSW Landscape Architecture Award for Infrastructure.

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David Prestipino Aug 14, 2024
Yurringa boosts Indigenous employment on major Vic road project

The Ison Road Overpass project's partnership with Indigenous labour hire firm Yurringa has seen two promising young footballers, Fitzroy Stars' Jai Burns and Keadin Ronnan, get a start in the construc...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 3, 2024
New BHP project could yield $45m for Indigenous contractors

The BHP board has given approval to advance its Pilbara iron ore mine in Western Australia's North West that is expected to deliver tens of millions of dollars to Indigenous contractors.

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David Prestipino Feb 27, 2024
Manufacturing set to boost Indigenous employment opportunities ahead of the 2032 Olympics

Beenleigh Steel Fabrications has secured a $40 million contract to supply 2400 tonnes of structural steel for Maryborough's Queensland Train Manufacturing Program (QTMP) facility in Torbanlea.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 19, 2024
Northern Territory grants open doors for artists

Grants are currently being offered in the Northern Territory to fund the purchase, transportation, and installation of equipment for the production, exhibition, marketing, and sale of artworks.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Feb 19, 2024
Indigenous construction firm TVN On-Country cements reputation after successful year

Leading Albury-Wodonga construction company TVN On-Country has continued to build its reputation in the construction sector after a year of success and expansion in the sector.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 4, 2023
Northern Territory's peak social services body urges federal and NT governments to act on cost of living crisis

Territorians need more support and better protections to afford the basic costs of living, including access to affordable housing, transport and electricity amid a difficult cost environment, the Nort...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 6, 2023
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