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Funding available: First Nations Clean Energy Strategy

March 13, 2026

Federal government grant monies are now available for First Nations communities, organisations and groups for advice and engagement on planning, negotiating or pursuing clean energy projects in homes, communities and on Country. The grants are made available as part of implementing the First Nations...

Nipapanha Aboriginal community member wins energy scholarship

March 11, 2026

Jumeka Saunders, age 26, from the remote Aboriginal community of Nipapanha in South Australia has been awarded a scholarship to work on a significant project advancing energy justice for community members.

Network’s Pre-Budget Submission 2026-27 to the Australian government

March 01, 2026

Australia’s clean energy transition is accelerating but First Nations participation and benefit continues to lag behind the pace and scale of change.

Holding equity in clean energy: New guide for First Nations unpacks the risks and opportunities

February 24, 2026

One way First Nations can participate in and benefit economically from clean energy is to hold equity in projects. The First Nations Clean Energy Network has released a new guide designed to support First Nations communities review their participation in clean energy projects.

You're invited to a First Nations energy gathering in Victoria

February 23, 2026

The First Nations Clean Energy Network is hosting an energy gathering for First Nations community members living in Victoria on Tuesday 31 March 2026.

Three First Nations people wanted for fully funded PhDs focussing on the energy transition

February 19, 2026

Monash Energy Institute has three PhD scholarship positions for First Nations people to undertake research that supports First Nations people and communities access and realise benefits in the clean energy transition.

One month to go! Register now for upcoming Kimberley Aboriginal clean energy forum

February 19, 2026

The program is now live for an upcoming First Nations-led forum to ensure First Nations people, communities and businesses don’t get left behind in the Kimberley's accelerated clean energy transition.

Extreme weather and affordability driving energy insecurity in South Australia

February 18, 2026

Many First Nations people in South Australia are facing energy insecurity, particularly for households on prepayment systems, driven by extreme weather and affordability challenges.

Government needs to get moving on heat protections for households on prepayment

February 16, 2026

What’s more important, the electricity or food? But to us, they are both important. This is the decision that we make every day – everybody.

First Nations participation and benefit must be real, measurable and enduring: Future Made in Australia

February 12, 2026

Principles ensuring that First Nations participation and benefit is real, measurable and enduring should be embedded directly in the Ministerial rules and reflected in eligibility criteria, Future Made in Australia Plan requirements, monitoring frameworks and enforcement mechanisms, according to a new submission by the...