Read how IBA’s Asset Leasing Trust assisted Katrina and Rowena to purchase a 15,000-litre water cart and kickstart their own business in a mining town in WA.
IBA's Remote Indigenous Home Loan (RIHL) are helping Indigenous people in remote Australia achieve the dream of owning their own home. RIHL includes a concessional interest rate loan, as well as additional grants to meet related costs.
Read how owning a home has positively impacted the lives of Jamie and her family.
Last week IBA, along with NAB, proudly welcomed a powerhouse Canadian First Nations delegation to Australia. The delegation, which included representatives from the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA) is visiting Australia to connect with leading First Nations organisations and key government agencies, laying the foundation for transformative partnerships across borders. IBA Chairman Darren Godwell, […]
Empowering First Nations businesses to thrive in the digital economy. Three-phase program, offering culturally safe, tech-supported learning. Participants will walk away with the skills to grow online. Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) partnered with Empower Digital to launch a new Digital Catalyst Program. The bold initiative is designed to equip Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service-based […]
Welcome to “The New Dreaming Podcast”, a powerful platform created to celebrate strength, success, and storytelling among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. Born from a partnership between IBA and New Dream Productions, this special series holds space for truth-telling and real conversations that inspire, challenge, and empower. Each episode features First Nations men who […]
Desiree and her two younger sisters enjoyed sitting down for a yarn about life and what ‘financial wellbeing’ means to them. IBA recently hosted a workshop at Kurbingui Youth & Family Development to support the community on their financial goals. Kurbingui is an Aboriginal community-based and driven not-for-profit organisation that offers services to Aboriginal and […]
About Tim I consider myself a self-proclaimed professional fisherman. I have caught everything from tuna, salmon, sharks, and one-time, a 30m humpback whale (yes, I let it go). The most interesting part of fishing is, ‘I don’t eat fish.’ Growing up I lived in places like Camperdown to Newtown to Tathra to Bega (all NSW) to […]
Senate passes historic change to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005. Amendment allows IBA to expand its lending and finance opportunities to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to meet growing demand. Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) is delighted to welcome the historic passing of the legislative amendment to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Larrakia Development Corporation Pty Ltd (Larrakia) acquires shares in the Adina Vibe Hotel from Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) demonstrating its continued investment into the Northern Territory tourism industry. Last week Larrakia completed its purchase from IBA of shares in the hotel and apartment enterprise located in the Darwin Waterfront Precinct. The purchase reduces IBA’s effective […]
Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) farewells the significant contributions of our outgoing board directors, including the chairperson, as they finish their terms this week. Their leadership and commitment to IBA led to the achievements of the business and to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The outgoing board directors include Eddie Fry (chairperson), Shirley McPherson, Rick […]
