National Talk Black 080424
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Chris Croker, Co-Chair of the First Nations Clean Energy Network, talking about the upcoming First Nations Clean Energy Symposium. The symposium will bring together Traditional Owners, communities and businesses participating in the clean energy industry, government policy makers, industry trail-blazers, and First Nations leaders.
The program will cover key themes such as:
• Supporting the development of community-owned renewable energy projects to deliver lower-cost, reliable energy
• Powering job opportunities and strong economies so our mob can live and work on Country
• Developing collaborative pathways to community-led small, medium and large scale clean energy solutions
• Building in First Nations early engagement and free prior and informed consent to reduce risk and cost and increase shared benefits
• Accelerating First Nations partnerships, equity and ownership, embedding First Nations leadership
• Implementing the First Nations Clean Energy Strategy and recommendations for policy and regulatory reform
Darren Smith, Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum (AHHF) Chair and Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV) Chief Executive, talking about how advocates are urging more funding for urban and regional Aboriginal housing. In March, the Federal and Northern Territory governments announced a joint $4 billion investment for housing in remote communities across the Territory to help close the gap in housing outcomes. AHHF Chair and AHV chief executive Darren Smith said he didn’t want to take the focus away from the investment in housing in Aboriginal communities in the remote NT, but the rates of Indigenous homelessness and housing security was “at crisis point everywhere”.
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