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Finance and funding opportunities for First Nations in clean energy
August 08, 2024
There’s lots of new funding opportunities available for First Nations people on our 'Finance and Funding Opportunities’ webpage.
Read MoreSolar power guiding NT families back to their community: AAP
August 07, 2024
A fundraising campaign raised $150,000 for the installation of a solar power energy system on Mumuthumburru (West Island), a small community off the coast of the Northern Territory's gulf region.
Read MoreFirst Nations experts say free, prior and informed consent is key to PM's wealth creation plan: NIT
August 06, 2024
The federal government's plan to include First Nations people as co-drivers of new industries to help drive wealth creation has been backed by key First Nations bodies, who agree it must be built on the foundation of free, prior and informed consent.
Read MoreImproving opportunities for First Nations people in the renewable energy transition: Croakey
July 31, 2024
Australia’s transition to clean energy “can and will” play a role in driving better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen recently told the National Press Club.
Read MoreFirst Nations-led project invites energy suppliers to be part of the solution: ECA
July 30, 2024
A new First Nations-led research project has launched to improve energy security and consumer protections for customers accessing electricity services through pre-payment arrangements.
Read MoreFirst Nations outcomes should not be compromised or diminished in Future Made In Australia agenda
July 30, 2024
Repositioning Australia’s economy to remain globally competitive through the energy transition does not mean stripping out First Nations outcomes - in fact the opposite must be the case.
Read MoreFirst Nations Clean Energy Strategy framework endorsed by Energy Ministers
July 29, 2024
All Energy Ministers in Australia have now endorsed the First Nations Clean Energy Strategy framework. The Strategy will be released before the end of 2024.
Read MoreCongratulations Ruby Heard who joins ARENA board
July 26, 2024
Congratulations to Ruby Heard, one of the First Nations Clean Energy Network’s fabulous steering group members, on being appointed as a board member of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Read MoreEstablishing First Nations incentives through industrial policy
July 25, 2024
Since being launched in November 2021, the First Nations Clean Energy Network has advocated for an energy system that ensures First Nations participation and benefit.
Read MoreBringing a different mindset so we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past
July 19, 2024
We can't simply swap one kind of energy for another without transforming the systems that go with them. We need to bring a different mindset or we run the risk of repeating the mistakes of the past.
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