Albanese and NT governments to spend $4 billion over a decade to tackle Indigenous housing Federal The federal-territory agreement aims to see up to 270 houses built annually in remote Indigenous communities.
Digital Restart Fund hits reset on solutions spending in NSW November 22, 2023 By Melissa Coade New South Wales NSW investment funding priorities for digital solutions will now be guided by five focus areas to address some of the state’s biggest challenges.
Premium Interviews Master communicator Kerry O’Brien worried government isn’t striking the right tone on Voice May 25, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Community & Social Kerry O’Brien says the government needs to balance advocacy for constitutional change and allowing First Nations people to take ownership.
What all Australians need to understand to make our Voice heard February 22, 2023 By Peter Strong Community & Social For the Voice to happen, all must involve First Nations people, embrace their differences and treat them with respect, writes Peter Strong.
Premium Interviews Halting homelessness will require outcomes focus for at-risk Australians August 3, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Advocacy group Homelessness Australia urges a 10-year target to eliminate homelessness in Australia by 2032.
Premium Interviews CEO Jody Broun: How the NIAA can make a difference in Indigenous communities April 4, 2022 By Peter Gearin Culture The NIAA’s first Indigenous leader, Jody Broun, wants to see change in this country so that Aboriginal people can meet their full potential.
Federal government pours $5 million into water security research November 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry A study on water security will consider how the allocation, governance and service delivery of water can be used to develop the Top End.
Promoted The big benefits behind ISPT’s carbon neutral story November 8, 2021 By ISPT Last year, ISPT achieved carbon neutral certification for corporate offices and the base building operations of its 100 per cent owned and operated properties. But the certification, awarded by the Australian Government-backed Climate Active program, is just one chapter in an unfolding story. “Our carbon neutral certification is just the beginning,” says ISPT’s General Manager […]
Premium Interviews Meet Jodi: Mother, Palawa woman, psychology graduate September 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Education This psychology graduate represents a bright future for growing ranks of Indigenous psychologists who are serving the community.
Why we need engineers who study ethics as much as maths July 19, 2021 By S. Travis Waller, Kourosh Kayvani, Lucy Marshall and Robert F. Care AM Economy & Industry The decisions engineers make, if not fully thought through, can have unintended consequences – including building failures and climate change.
Food security ‘constant concern’ for many remote Indigenous communities, inquiry finds December 8, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social A parliamentary committee has called on the federal government to partner with state and territory governments as well as First Nations people to develop a strategy to tackle long-standing food security issues in remote Indigenous communities.
COVID-19: new advice for public servants who travel to remote communities March 19, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Public Service Commission has advised government employees who visit remote communities for work to postpone all non-essential travel immediately.
Premium Insights and analysis For genuine collaboration with Indigenous communities on policy, government must change how it regards Indigenous public servants, representation, control and mutual learning August 12, 2019 By Catherine Althaus Culture If governments are to improve outcomes in Indigenous policy, they must invest in public service Indigenous leadership and reset their relationships with Indigenous communities. They can do this by acknowledging that Aboriginal leadership is central to delivering public value.