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Punjab govt announced Rs9.48 billion development package for Bhakkar for the completion of 106 development schemes.

First Australians, like all Australians, should have access to jobs with superannuation on every dollar: AIST On the eve of National Reconciliation Week,...

Governor Larry Hogan announced nearly $17 million in awards for 4 state revitalization programs and 1 federal community development program on Tuesday.

The Morrison government will scrap two of its most controversial Aboriginal employment programs, including the punitive remote Community Development Program (CDP) or “‘work for the dole” scheme, which will be phased out later this year. The government will also get rid of the heavily-criticised multimillion dollar employment party initiative (EPI) through which it has been handing millions of dollars tagged for addressing Indigenous disadvantage...

Aged care and women’s initiatives are prime examples. It is perhaps not surprising that the Indigenous affairs portfolio does not feature heavily in Budget 2021-22. This is not an entirely negative development, given that First Nations affairs is better served by good policy rather than opportunistic politics. From a First Nations perspective, this year’s budget presents a mixed bag of positives, negatives, and unknowns. On the positive side, investment in the community enterprise space appears to be a big plus. For instance, the Government says that almost $14 million will be allocated o...