There are misleading, nonsensical and outright false claims regarding the CDP. The government’s reforms are increasing the role of CDP to drive economic participation in remote Indigenous communities. [Read more…]
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FIFO activists do nothing for Aboriginal people
The Green movement isn’t about conservation or environmental protection. It’s far left ideology that uses lies, bullying and deep pockets to opposes all development. An ideology completely at odds with Australia’s regions who are crying out for jobs & businesses opportunities. [Read more…]
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Posted by on March 21, 2018
It’s the economy, stupid.
The problem for remote Indigenous communities isn’t remoteness. It’s lack of economic participation by the people who live in them. Social breakdown is inevitable when families don’t participate in the real economy for generations, whether their community has 300 or 3 million people. [Read more…]
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Posted by on March 15, 2018
Picking winners? Smothering in red tape
The Commonwealth government should be commended for putting a great framework for Indigenous business in place. The framework will only deliver if funding reaches those it’s intended to help. [Read more…]
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Posted by on February 19, 2018
Indigenous Australians mean business
Business isn’t about abandoning culture. It’s about expanding our cultures. Embracing new things and making them our own. People who say business means assimilation perpetuate the myth of the noble savage. [Read more…]
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Posted by on December 19, 2017
Get the priorities right
There’s a complete disconnect between the national public dialogue on Indigenous affairs and the priorities of most Indigenous Australians. [Read more…]
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Posted by on September 14, 2017
Forge a new path
Government attempts at Indigenous economic development are bogged down in a government dependency mindset. It’s time to forge a new path based on economic participation. [Read more…]
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Posted by on February 24, 2017
Only economic prosperity will close the health gap
The reason too many Indigenous people live in poverty is because too many Indigenous people don’t participate in the real economy.
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Posted by on February 24, 2017
Indigenous Australians and the mining industry need each other
Indigenous people and the minerals industry actually want the same thing. We can sharpen our engagement model to achieve it. [Read more…]
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Posted by on January 12, 2017
Indigenous people and the future minerals industry workforce
The questions and answers on the future workforce and economic development are the same for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. It’s not CSR. It’s business. [Read more…]
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Posted by on November 15, 2016