Selling Yarns

Australian Indigenous textiles and good business in the 21st century

 

Speakers

Ron Morony: Biography

General Manager, Indigenous Business Australia

Mr Morony was born in central Australia and is a member of the eastern arrernte clan group. He is the General Manager of Indigenous Business Australia (IBA), which is a Statutory Authority set up to improve the economic position of Indigenous Australians. The IBA operates in a private sector environment in that it has a number of joint ventures with major corporations throughout Australia. IBA is also involved in providing home loans and support to community stores.

Mr Morony is a Director of the National Indigenous Fishing Trust andthe Northern Territory Tourism Advisory Board and a former Director of Geo CDC Insurance Services, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Centre and the Portheadland Homestead Centre. Mr Morony is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the National Tourism Task Force. He was recently awarded the Public Service Nedal for his contribution to Indigenous economic development.

Mr Morony has lived in Canberra for some 19 years and came from Alice Springs where he was employed by the former Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

Mr Morony has a long history in Indigenous economic development and he continues to urge governments and Indigenous peoples to factor into their thinking an emphasis on education, employment and commercial development as key processes of empowering Indigenous Australians.

See also: Abstract of Ron Morony's paper:
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