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Media Release: Launch of ambitious new First Nations Clean Energy Network
November 16, 2021
With UN climate talks over and Australia’s climate plans relying on the rapid growth of large scale clean energy projects, the First Nations Clean Energy Network will ensure the transition...
Read MoreOur Federal Election Ask
April 14, 2022
The network is seeking a commitment from political parties and independents ahead of the 2022 Federal Election that they will help ensure First Nations people play a central role and harness the opportunities of Australia’s clean energy boom. Download it here.
Read MorePV Magazine: Power to be heard
February 19, 2022
The wide-open spaces of the Australian outback make it ripe for solar development, but doing so without the true inclusion of Indigenous communities may repeat the mistakes made by resource extraction companies in the past.
Read MoreABC: NT Aboriginal groups call for moratorium on electricity disconnections in COVID-hit communities
February 17, 2022
Frontline Aboriginal organisations working in remote Northern Territory communities have called for an immediate moratorium on electricity disconnections in households subject to COVID-19 isolation rules.
Read MoreABC Radio National Breakfast: NT solar trial looks to address energy poverty in remote Aboriginal communities
December 22, 2021
Rolling lockdowns in heatwave conditions across the Northern Territory has thrown a spotlight on high energy needs of remote communities, where having your power cut off can seriously impact your health.
Read MoreABC TV: Dangerous power cuts in the past for NT's first public housing tenant with rooftop solar
December 20, 2021
Mr Norman Frank was once one of the 10,000 mostly Indigenous, public housing tenants in the NT relying entirely on a pre-paid meter for their power but after years of negotiations with industry and government, Mr Frank is the first public housing tenant in...
Read MorePV Mag: NT’s first publicly owned house finally granted access to rooftop solar
December 20, 2021
Indigenous communities have some of the most unreliable, expensive power in Australia, with a recent study finding almost three quarters of households in remote Northern Territory communities lost power more than 10 times, often for significant periods on “dangerously” hot days.
Read MoreYahoo! Finance: Energy poverty: Inside Australia’s growing problem
December 15, 2021
With swathes of rich, bright-red desert and a scorching sun overhead, the Northern Territory’s heat is etched into its landscape, but climate change is creating new marks… and creating a crisis.
Read MoreCroakey: Power to the people: the First Nations Clean Energy Network
November 30, 2021
Wide-ranging health benefits for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities are likely to flow from the work of a new organisation, the First Nations Clean Energy Network (FNCEN). In this news feature, Croakey Editor Cate Carrigan looks at some of the initiatives...
Read MoreCanberra Times Opinion Thomas Mayor: History shows why clean energy must be done differently for First Nations people
November 20, 2021
The resources industry has always established itself on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land, largely at the expense of Indigenous peoples. It does not need to be this way. We want the rise of clean energy, which must now be the priority of all...
Read MoreThe Wire: National Network sets out to address energy insecurity
November 17, 2021
An Indigenous-led initiative that seeks to improve access for remote Indigenous communities to clean, reliable power has been launched this week. The First Nations Clean Energy Network aims to address energy insecurity in regional areas while ensuring Indigenous Australians harness the opportunities of a green energy boom. The network...
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