First Nations communities to have their say on the energy transformation

The Albanese Government is today releasing a consultation paper to inform the development of Australia’s First Nations Clean Energy Strategy.

This paper builds on a series six roundtables held with First Nations communities over past eight months as well as input from the First Nations Clean Energy and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee.

The Strategy, developed in conjunction with Indigenous Australians, is formulated to drive investment, cooperation and lasting benefits for Indigenous communities across the country.

Dr Bush-Blanasi

It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Dr Bush-Blanasi.

A giant of the Top End, an inspiring leader and a fighter for Aboriginal Land Rights, Northern Land Council Chairman and 2023 NT Australian of the Year.

Dr Bush-Blanasi was a proud Mayili and Yolŋu man, raised in the Wugularr community (Beswick) of Roper Gulf.

His mother, a Yolŋu woman from Blue Mud Bay in Arnhem Land, was a claimant in the historic 2008 Blue Mud Bay case which determined 85 per cent of the Northern Territory’s coastline belonged to Traditional Owners.

Dr Bush-Blanasi

It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Dr Bush-Blanasi.

A giant of the Top End, an inspiring leader and a fighter for Aboriginal Land Rights, Northern Land Council Chairman and 2023 NT Australian of the Year.

Dr Bush-Blanasi was a proud Mayili and Yolŋu man, raised in the Wugularr community (Beswick) of Roper Gulf.

His mother, a Yolŋu woman from Blue Mud Bay in Arnhem Land, was a claimant in the historic 2008 Blue Mud Bay case which determined 85 per cent of the Northern Territory’s coastline belonged to Traditional Owners.

Support for First Nations university students

More than 22,000 Indigenous Students have made it through the university year, with support from the Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP).

Minister Burney, Assistant Minister McCarthy and Luke Gosling met with some of those students at the Charles Darwin University in Darwin today.

The Albanese Government provided $75.5 million to 40 universities across the country this year to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in tertiary studies through scholarships, tutorial assistance and mentoring.

Support for First Nations university students

More than 22,000 Indigenous Students have made it through the university year, with support from the Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP).

Minister Burney, Assistant Minister McCarthy and Luke Gosling met with some of those students at the Charles Darwin University in Darwin today.

The Albanese Government provided $75.5 million to 40 universities across the country this year to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in tertiary studies through scholarships, tutorial assistance and mentoring.

2023 Procurement and Contract Management Awards for Excellence

Acknowledgements omitted

I am here to thank each of you as procurement and contract management professionals.

Public servants who give your skill, talent, diligence and determination.

You ensure we get the absolute best value for money for your fellow Australians.

And everywhere you go in Government there is a procurement story.

Even at the National Library of Australia.

There are literally contract management and procurement books on the shelves.

But better than the books on the shelves is the story of this building.

NT Indigenous Business Network Forum 2023, Darwin Convention Centre

Thank you for that introduction

I am so pleased to be here with you

It is fantastic to see so many of you here

I want to thank Larrakia Nation for that Welcome to Country

I want to pay my respects to you as the Traditional Owners of the beautiful land that we are gathering on tonight

And I’d like to pay my respects to your Elders, past and present.

I thank you for your wisdom and care of Country and culture.

I extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people here today.

I would also like to acknowledge

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