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It was in 2006, while fencing his family’s new home outside Darwin, that Wayne first thought to combine his love of art with his skills as a welder and steel fabricator. Years on he has created a successful business and here he shares some of his most important lessons.

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A personal thing

Jewellery designer and artist Kathleen Buzacott runs her own business outside the Northern Territory town of Alice Springs. Here she discusses the importance of choosing the right social media platform for your business.

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Activating Indigenous-led opportunities in Northern Australia

Eddie Fry, IBA Chair, presented this speech at the Developing Northern Australia Conference in Karratha on 27 August 2024. IBA HAS A DREAM IBA has always had big dreams, but many thought it a mere figment. However, IBA has grown to become a significant institution of lasting maturity that has structured meaning and measured outcomes, […]

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Survive and Thrive

Resilience during Covid-19 has many faces. Transforming opportunities can be an important part of the process. Lyn and David McPherson bought The Ark Clothing Company, more than four years ago and have six stores in Victoria, stores in Sydney and Adelaide and an online store. The company is ethically accredited from  Ethical Clothing Australia and […]

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Nikea’s story: Rewriting her narrative

View Nikea's video story here. This journey towards home ownership explores the inspiring story of Gamilaraay woman Nikea – a single mother who defied societal expectations and broke the cycle of living in social housing by purchasing her own home. Her accomplishment serves as an inspiration for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous women, highlighting the importance […]

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Our IBA - Meet Desirae

Desirae works in our Loan Management Team in our Brisbane Office on Turrbal and Yuggera Country. About Desirae I am a Maori woman who was born in Australia but was raised in Hamilton, New Zealand. I have been working in the collections industry for 13 years. Eventually I ventured to IBA around three years ago […]

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Our IBA - Meet our new Board member - Josh Gilbert

Joshua Gilbert is a Worimi man, farmer and academic, from the Mid North Coast of NSW. We are delighted that he joined the IBA Board in April 2022. Josh is undertaking higher degree research at Charles Sturt University, is the Indigenous Co-Chair of Reconciliation NSW and was recently recognised within the world’s top 50 young […]

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Refinancing success

Applying for home loan can be a daunting prospect at the best of times, but particularly so for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who remain among Australia’s most financially vulnerable people. This disparity is part of the reason why IBA was created. We’ve been helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with loans and […]

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IBA Media Release: Voices soar in NT community

A singing collaboration in the Northern Territory has shown how music can unify communities. The Barkly Voices Project, sponsored by Indigenous Business Australia (IBA)’s subsidiary IBA Retail Asset Management (IRAM), saw 160 schoolchildren, Traditional Owners and community members from the Barkly Region contribute their voices. The resulting four and a half-minute video clip of ‘Keep […]

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