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5 days ago | 
nit.com.au | Callan Morse |Brendan Foster |Dechlan Brennan
A new guide for doctors offices around Australia reinforces the case that culturally safe and clinically sound health care is a must in order to achieve the best health and wellbeing outcomes for Indigenous people. Leading into Reconciliation Week, the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners in Primary Health Care – Guide for General Practice was launched.
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1 month ago | 
nit.com.au | Dianne Bortoletto |Brendan Foster
Awarded singer-songwriter, actress and proud Kuku Yalanji and Wakaman woman, Jessica Mauboy, has launched a new business, Desert Rose - a daily suncare range. Growing up in the Northern Territory, Ms Mauboy said she was surrounded by the vast beauty and challenges of the Australian outdoors.
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1 month ago | 
nit.com.au | Nicole Brown |Brendan Foster |Giovanni Torre
Buying Black is more than just a feel-good choice—it's a powerful act of economic justice, cultural preservation, and community empowerment. When we support First Nations businesses, we're not just backing a product—we're honouring the generations of knowledge, resilience and excellence behind it. Take Something Wild, for example.
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1 month ago | 
nit.com.au | Brendan Foster |David Prestipino
Two First Nations-owned companies will have some of the best footballers in the world "on loan" to promote their businessesin a new CommBank-led advertising campaign. Waddi Group and Jyelah Mind & Body are among 50 competition winners who will have several Matildas players in their corner as part of a nationwide ad blitz. Jyelah Mind & Body founder Kerrilee Philp said she was inspired by her Aboriginal grandmothers' passion and belief in the power of bush medicine.
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Mar 9, 2025 | 
nit.com.au | Brendan Foster |Joseph Guenzler |David Prestipino |Callan Morse
Western Australia's burgeoning First Nations renewables industry will be showcased at the upcoming Energy Exchange Australia conference in Boorloo (Perth). In a first of its kind, the three-day conference held at the Perth Convention Centre from March 11, will host a panel featuring Indigenous leaders, including MG Corporation's executive chair Lawford Benning. MG Corporation, Kununurra's main native title organisation, represents Miriwoong and Gajirrabeng people.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
nit.com.au | Brendan Foster |Giovanni Torre
When Tara Croker discovered that less than two per cent of businesses in the native food sector were Indigenous-owned, she was determined to take a bite out of the industry. For the Proud Wiradjuri woman, it wasn't about getting a slice of the $50 million a year First Nations food industry pie, but about protecting her culture. So, Ms Croker started Yaala Sparkling with her mum, Mel Davey, in early 2023 to increase First Nations representation in the industry.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
nit.com.au | Brendan Foster |Giovanni Torre
If anyone knows the critical role Indigenous chambers of commerce play in empowering First Nations businesses, it's Deborah Barwick. The proud Gamilaroi woman established the first Aboriginal chamber in Australia – the Mandurah Hunter Indigenous Business Chamber in 2006. Shortly after in 2009, she started the NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (NSWICC) as the first state peak body for First Nations entrepreneurs, business owners and enterprising community organisations.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
nit.com.au | Dilvin Yasa |Brendan Foster |Dechlan Brennan |Andrew Mathieson
For many First Nations peoples living in remote communities, opening a bank account and accessing their money or support are near-impossible tasks. But a new CommBank initiative is working to improve the access to banking services for remote First Nations communities.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
theibr.com.au | Brendan Foster |Dechlan Brennan
With the failure of the Indigenous Voice Referendum, native title corporations have emerged as one of the more tangible and legally embedded pathways for Indigenous self-determination, according to a leading academic. Dr Michael Lucas' research bridges Indigenous economic development practices between Native American and Indigenous Australian communities.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
nit.com.au | Brendan Foster |Rhiannon Clarke |Giovanni Torre |Joseph Guenzler
With the failure of the Indigenous Voice Referendum, native title corporations have emerged as one of the more tangible and legally embedded pathways for Indigenous self-determination, according to a leading academic. Dr Michael Lucas' research bridges Indigenous economic development practices between Native American and Indigenous Australian communities.
