‘Future in our palms’: the Indigenous Australians becoming a member of the renewable power transition

‘Future in our palms’: the Indigenous Australians becoming a member of the renewable power transition

Just 1% of renewables developments in Australia involve First Nations equity, compared with 20% in Canada. But some believe the sector offers a ‘new moment’ for Aboriginal people

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Wind turbines may pay the way for Nari Nari man Jamie Woods’ grand ambitions for his people.

“We’ve always said we want the destiny in our hands,” says Woods, the chair of the Nari Nari Tribal Council and land manager of Gayini, a vast property in south-western New South Wales that was returned to the NNTC in 2019.

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