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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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IBA/IRAM Media Release: Tennant Creek store update

[…] board has approved the design, our architect has ordered all the specialist fittings, including refrigeration and shelving, and we have awarded tenders for the fit out,” IRAM CEO John Kop said. “The reconstruction project gave us a chance to modernise the store lay out and facilities, so we’re keen to get on with it […]

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IBA Media Release: Voices soar in NT community

[…] Croft, a musician and artistic director who coordinated the project via her role at Barkly Regional Arts. The idea for the online singing collaboration came from IRAM CEO John Kop during COVID-19 lockdowns after seeing the diverse virtual choirs popping up around the world. He arranged sponsorship from IRAM, a subsidiary of IBA, which […]

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Generations of resilience: IBA Business Forum in review

[…] true, don’t help to invigorate your next steps so the forum’s discussion ventured further into how to manage past the crisis. The panel was moderated by IBA CEO Rajiv Viswanathan. He noted the discussion comes at a really important time for the Australian economy as a whole but also particularly for the Indigenous business […]

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Partnering for Indigenous Financial Well-being

[…] – an Indigenous financial well-being website (to be launched this year) and their keystone event, Big Super Day Out, a superannuation outreach program for Indigenous communities. IBA CEO Rajiv Viswanathan noted that a portion of the annual returns from IBA’s investment in the Indigenous Real Estate Investment Trust (I-REIT) are able to be used […]

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Building homes for the future

[…] history to do so. In the past five years alone, IBA has provided more than $1 billion in home loans to a record number of applicants. IBA CEO, Rajiv Viswanathan, noted that the organisation is constantly looking for ways to innovate, and expand funding wherever possible. ‘Demand for IBA’s home loan offering continues to […]

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IBA invested in Australia's space industry

[…] we’re bridging that gap and that Aboriginal people have always been in that technology space. It’s been crucial to their survival.” That’s what Arrernte man Peter Renehan, CEO at the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CfAT), said in this beautiful video that shows the ground station build in Mparntwe (Alice Springs). This multimillion-dollar facility is […]

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Australia goes live with 1st Indigenous satellite ground station

[…] bushfires), environmental monitoring, border protection and search and rescue, as well as strategic uses such as monitoring the economic impacts of pandemics like COVID-19 from space. CfAT CEO Peter Renehan said, ‘This facility brings together our mission of engagement and people, innovation and excellence – and puts Aboriginal people at the forefront of Australia’s […]

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