Innovation

Innovating the Top End: Darwin Hub Sparks Entrepreneurial Spirit

The Darwin Innovation Hub (DIH) has been a bustling center of activity and innovation, offering a range of events that have brought together the local business and technology communities. The venue has hosted events that not only cater to the entrepreneurial spirit of the Northern Territory but also aim to foster innovation, growth, and...

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EIGHT REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

It’s not that I am a contrarian. It’s because the 2024 outlook has eight factors in its favour that make China both an attractive investment destination and an excellent trading environment when it comes to financial markets. Australia’s prosperity depends on the Chinese economy and it’s this demand that helps drive the Northern...

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fabALICE SPARKLES IN THE RED CENTRE

Over 5000 people attended the Jaytex FabALICE event. Electric Fields played their first live performance since being named Australia's entry to Eurovision 2024 and crowd favourite Rhonda Burchmore included a couple of ABBA numbers from Mamma Mia. Drag Territory delivered a stellar performance and stunning new costumes. Jaytex FabALICE ran...

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MANY LANGUAGES, ONE TALK

Finding a solution to some of the communication issues many Indigenous people face has proven to be time consuming and expensive. Indigenous people spoke an estimated 250 languages in Australia at the time of European settlement. Almost a decade ago, the National Indigenous Languages Survey (NILS) found that 145 Indigenous languages were still...

Indigenous Affairs

BARUNGA FESTIVAL: CELEBRATING CULTURE ON COUNTRY

The Community Store, the Bagala Laundry and Bagala Community Bus are examples of the services the community enjoys due to the work of the Bagala Aboriginal Corporation Board and the support provided by Aboriginal Investment Group (AIG) to ensure sound governance is practiced. Bagala Aboriginal Corporation is on a journey with AIG to achieve a...

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MRM SAFEGUARDS THE ENVIRONMENT

These are the key findings in the latest Independent Monitor Report 2023 for the McArthur River Mine. Released by the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade in February, the report assesses the environmental management and performance of both McArthur River Mining as the operator and DITT as the regulator. The mine achieved a “very...

Business

CUSTOMERS WIN AT DELTANAE

Delta Electrics and North Australian Electrical will now be known as DeltaNAE. General manager Anthony Reiter says: “It’s a partnership that not only redefines excellence in our industry, but means our customers get the win with extensive services and products.” The company will operate from Delta’s larger HQ at 154 Coonawarra...

Indigenous Affairs

BUSHTUCKER BECOMING BIG BUSINESS

His company, Aboriginal Community Harvest, employs local people to work on their traditional lands, collecting native cuisine bound for Territory and interstate markets. “We work very closely with traditional owners,” he says. “They’re the experts on their country and are key to the business's success.” The company has...

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TERRITORY PIONEER KLAUS HELMS

He was handed a tent and a handful of bauxite – and told: “That’s where you’re sleeping and that’s what you’re looking for.” The year was 1969. “There was nothing in Gove in those days. No Nhulunbuy township, no port as such, just an old wooden wharf. Our camp – called Prospect – was next to an ex-military airstrip.”...

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GREAT DEBATE

There are a staggering 1474 species of fish in Northern Territory waters. But only one is at the heart of the great debate between the recreational and commercial fishing industries: Lates calcarifer – barramundi, often lauded as the tastiest fish in the world. Both sides – the recs led by the Amateur Fishermen’s Association and the...

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BEST OF THE BEST

Two major awards – the Chief Minister’s Export Awards and the Chamber’s Business Excellence Awards – are underway. Both recognise excellence and are highly prestigious. The Chamber’s International Business Council has been hosting the Export Awards on behalf of the Chief Minister for 31 years to celebrate businesses involved in...

Business

THE EXHIBITIONIST: NAME WITH A TWIST

Well, it all began about 35 years ago in a cosy pub in Earls Court, London. Picture two young, very young, designers embarking on a global adventure, fuelled by a thirst for work and a hunger for experience as backpackers traversing the world. Their names are Yolanda (aka Yoli) and Andrew (aka Andy) Griffen. In the early nineties they both...