Mining Drives Indigenous Business Growth

Supply Nation to showcase Indigenous businesses at upcoming trade shows

Supply Nation has announced its Indigenous Business Trade Fairs have been scheduled for Tarntanya (Adelaide) and Naarm (Melbourne) early in the new year. Commencing in Adelaide on 17 February, the Trade Fair will then move to Melbourne on 19 February. The roadshow follows an “extremely successful” Meanjin (Brisbane) Trade Fair held last month. It’s expected that each location will attract over 80 Indigenous-owned businesses presenting their prod…

Mining drives Indigenous business growth

Image: simez78/shutterstock.comSupply Nation’s latest State of the Indigenous Business report reveals that total procurement spend with Indigenous-owned businesses reached $5.83 billion, with the mining sector leading the way. During the 2024-25 financial year, mining was the biggest spender with $1.65 billion, followed by construction at $1.26 billion and government agencies at $1.53 billion. “In a difficult year with trade disruptions, economi…

New Data Indicates Indigenous Owned Businesses Making Serious Contribution to National Economy.

Supply Nation today launches its most recent State of the Indigenous Owned Business report. The 2024–25 financial year showed significant growth in procurement spending with Indigenous suppliers, reflecting ongoing efforts to strengthen supplier diversity and economic participation across Australia. A new national milestone was reached with Supply Nation members (corporate, government and not-for-profit sectors) recording a total of over $5.83 b…