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IBA MEDIA RELEASE: EMPOWERING PROSPERITY: INCREASED CAPITAL FOR INDIGENOUS ECONOMIC GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY

[…] current generations, but for generations to come. They will be an integral part of the economic and social fabric of the whole nation. Leo Bator, IBA’s Acting CEO, welcomed the development, “This legislative change will allow IBA to financially collaborate with other agencies to deliver even deeper meaningful impact for Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]

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IBA MEDIA RELEASE: IBA SHARED EQUITY CONTRIBUTING TO MORE FIRST NATIONS HOME OWNERSHIP

[…] and healing for hopefully my future jarjums and their jarjums. Without IBA I don’t think I’d have had a chance of becoming a first homeowner.” IBA Deputy CEO, Sean Armistead, said: “The IBA Shared Equity product is a fantastic initiative that was created in response to the growing housing crisis. It can make home […]

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Our IBA- Meet Trudy

[…] MBA at Melbourne University. My career has been in the corporate and government sectors ranging from AMP, Commonwealth Department of Finance, Victorian Treasury, Queensland Treasury and acting CEO at HealthShare Victoria. I found my way to IBA when a recruiter contacted me suggesting I would be a good fit. After doing my research it […]

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IBA Media Release: $1 Billion Contract Value for First Nations Businesses

[…] Knight, it was a turning point as it not only streamlined the process of bond origination but also freed up working capital to grow our business.” IBA CEO Kirsty Moore says, “IBA’s Performance Bond Trust has assisted First Nations contractors across the country to participate in a wide variety of contracts including mining, civil […]

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IBA Media Release: Collaboration to benefit Indigenous businesses

[…] a new target to more than double our lending to First Nations businesses and community organisations to at least $1 billion over the next three years.” IBA’s CEO Kirsty Moore leads the Commonwealth entity with a vision for a nation in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are economically independent and an integral […]

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Our Corporate Plan 2023-24 is published!

[…] grow. During the next five years, we will facilitate new investment opportunities and new partnership arrangements that increase wealth and assets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.” Kirsty Moore, IBA CEO. You can find our current and previous plans on our website under Corporate Documents.    Image of the cover of the Corporate Plan

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National Indigenous Art Fair

[…] Islands and Yuendumu. The event presents a rare and exciting opportunity for the broader community to interact directly with the makers and hear their stories,” said Peter Cooley, CEO of First Hand Solutions Aboriginal Corporation, founders of the event. He noted the National Indigenous Art Fair is the first Indigenous art show to run live again […]

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New research shows funding Indigenous Australians’ home ownership benefits us all

[…] become homeowners, IBA generates significant, direct economic and social benefits for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families, and in turn, the wider community. IBA CEO, Rajiv Viswanathan, says ‘Home ownership should be accessible to all those that are ready and is a critical step in creating equality for Aboriginal and Torres […]

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Launch of Indigenous Business Centre signals new model for Indigenous education and engagement

[…] sustainable Indigenous business sector, and true economic empowerment.” Generation One, an initiative of Minderoo Foundation, has a mission to create employment parity with and for Indigenous Australians. CEO Shelley Cable, a MURRA alumna, said the Dilin Duwa partnership would build on the University’s strong history of backing Indigenous entrepreneurs and increasing support available nationwide. […]

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Space data comes through Alice Springs

[…] the ground station at CfAT a couple years ago and it launched last year so this is just the next step in the process. Peter Renehan, CfAT CEO, said access to NovaSAR-1 has the potential to benefit many Indigenous communities, like Indigenous rangers who look after land and sea and can use imagery from […]

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