Economic empowerment will be the new focus of the federal government’s Indigenous affairs efforts as it moves on from last year’s failed voice to parliament referendum.
Noel Pearson’s appointment this week to the board of Fortescue has lifted the number of Aboriginal people on major ASX boards to a grand total of five, with most in WA.
Prominent Indigenous advocate Kado Muir hopes the launch of a new technology company will be a catalyst for an outback Goldfields town to become a digital jobs hub.
A lithium miner and telecommunications firm are working with an Aboriginal tech startup to build satellite-connected hubs in remote communities offering reception on par with Perth.
Aboriginal businesses need to be afforded opportunities to form joint ventures on billion-dollar contracts to build the family wealth required to drive change.
Indigenous firm IPS Management Consultants is the big winner from the latest round of state government contracts to provide small business advisory services across WA.
A group of WA aged care industry leaders have signed a memorandum of understanding with Yokai to improve culturally appropriate services for Aboriginal elders.
Ignorance led to the destruction of Aboriginal cultural sites on a remote WA mine site, but an investigation has cleared the miner responsible of any malicious conduct.
New financial reports show a handful of Aboriginal groups gaining more income from mining royalties but others going backwards, while the sector as a whole remains the poor cousin.
One of the state’s largest Indigenous corporations has revealed it underpaid more than 600 employees over a three-year period, amounting to around $1.36 million.
Experts have disagreed on how to calculate royalties in the ongoing court action over the Yindjibarndi people’s claim for compensation from Fortescue’s Solomon hub operations.
Mining giant Rio Tinto will spend $9.5 million over six years on a new Pilbara traditional owner program to create jobs through preservation and protection of culture.
An Indigenous-backed clean energy project targeting offtake deals with the Pilbara’s major resources firms has gained a crucial land-use deal to progress the $1 billion first stage.
Some of Australia’s largest companies will implement new Aboriginal heritage protection measures which would grant Traditional Owners powerful rights of consent over Country.
An Aboriginal charity that was paid $47 million in mining royalties last year could find itself out of pocket after BHP concluded it had paid too much over an extended period.
A newly formed nationwide group will seek to present a unified voice to protect and consult on sea country, where flashpoints between traditional owners and industry are emerging.
Noongar entrepreneur Gerry Matera says a misalignment of ethics and values is the reason he walked from Aboriginal-owned construction company Marawar WA, which is now under administration.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has paid $125 million to a major Aboriginal group in the Pilbara and is likely to contribute more in future after underpaying royalties over many years.
Sandfire Resources has struck a deal to work with Traditional Owners at its WA mine, weeks after admitting it failed to disclose the destruction of heritage sites at the project more than five years ago.
Kimberley Mineral Sands will start work on a waste rock storage area at its Thunderbird mineral sands project in the Kimberley, despite challenges engaging the Traditional Owner group at the site.
