Thursday, 8 April, 2010 - 00:00
No shortage of challenges as Aboriginal business ventures into new territory
There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to engaging indigenous enterprises.
Wayne Bergmann is an indigenous leader from the Kimberley region. He is recognised as one of Australia’s leading advocates for Indigenous self-determination through economic empowerment and opportunity.
A proud Nyikina man, boilermaker-welder and lawyer, Mr Bergmann was executive director of the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre, chief executive of the Kimberley Land Council, chair of Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation and the Expert Indigenous Working Group for the COAG Investigation into Indigenous Land Administration and Use, and chief executive of Aboriginal charitable foundation KRED Enterprises.
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There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to engaging indigenous enterprises.
THE pitched battle over the proposed LNG hub at James Price Point near Broome is likely to be just a pre-cursor to a bigger war over development in the Kimberley region – considered the nation’s next frontier by both sides of the political div
ECONOMIC development is the answer to indigenous liberation in Australia, facilitated through procurement and contracting of indigenous corporations and joint ventures.
The entry of two European energy companies into WA will help to bolster activity in the onshore oil and gas sector, which is set for a pick-up after a series of disappointments.
Respected Aboriginal leader Wayne Bergmann has launched an extraordinary attack on Buru Energy, after the oil and gas company announced a landmark agreement with the Noonkanbah Aboriginal community.
Former Kimberley Land Council CEO Wayne Bergmann has bought the National Indigenous Times from the liquidator of the company behind the newspaper.
Onshore oil producer Buru Energy has secured a native title agreement to further develop its Canning Basin gas resources, two years after its plans for a fracking program in the Kimberley caused a stir.
SPECIAL REPORT: Indigenous businesses across WA are pursuing opportunities across a range of areas from mining and agriculture, to hospitality.
Sheffield Resources has launched an indigenous employment program for its Thunderbird mineral sands project near Derby, as it deals with an appeal by a local Aboriginal group against recent project approvals.
Sheffield Resources is set to receive a mining lease for its Thunderbird mineral sands project near Derby, after the Federal Court threw out a native title appeal by a local Aboriginal group.
The WA government is considering prosecuting a Chinese company over unauthorised land clearing at a pastoral station in the state's north, as shocked traditional owners say important flora including boab trees have been ripped up.
A Chinese company suspected of illegally clearing land at a pastoral station in Western Australia's north has had its appeal against a stop-work order dismissed, but has been encouraged to apply for a permit retrospectively.
Rio Tinto has hired indigenous community leader Wayne Bergmann to help improve relations with traditional owners as it continues to grapple with fallout from the Juukan Gorge controversy.
Rio Tinto has scrapped its planned indigenous advisory group, deciding instead to establish a broader advisory body with an expanded remit covering all Australian communities.
Business News' inaugural list of those who live or spend much of their year in the north-west and influential policy and investment decisions in the region.
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