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FNE, IBA Partner to Build Financial Foundations for First Nations Women

June 22, 2026

Building Global Indigenous Economic Partnerships in Canada

May 7, 2026

First Nations Economics and GOJII Launch Knowledge Mentoring Program

April 2, 2026

Three Emerging First Nations Women Awarded 2026 Leah Armstrong Scholarship

March 26, 2026

IWD2026: When Systems Give, Women Gain

March 6, 2026

IAG and First Nations Economics Strengthen Talent Pathways Through Three-Year Scholarship Partnership

March 2, 2026

Applications Now Open for the 2026 Leah Armstrong Scholarship as Program Enters its Third Year

November 21, 2025

First Nations Economics Named Finalist in Two Categories at the Telstra Best of Business Awards

September 8, 2025

Innovation Gap: Why Government and Industry Must Step onto the Impact Balcony

July 14, 2025

The Campfire Test: One Foolproof Way Your Investment in Indigenous Affairs is Impacting

July 13, 2025

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Associate Professor Rick Macourt is a proud, queer Gumbaynggirr man, lawyer, and economic specialist. He leads First Nations Economics as Managing Director of Strategy and Foundation and serves as Associate Dean of First Nations Strategy and Services at the University of Sydney.

With over 15 years of experience spanning government, corporate, and not-for-profit sectors, Rick is deeply committed to advancing the economic development of First Peoples. As the former Director of First Nations Expenditure and Outcomes at NSW Treasury, he spearheaded the state’s inaugural Indigenous expenditure reporting processes and established the groundbreaking First Nations budget process in 2021/22. Previously, Rick held an executive role at the Westpac Group, overseeing First Nations affairs, and has a rich history in government, monitoring, evaluation, and negotiation, with senior positions at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, City of Sydney, and Standards Australia.

Rick is a published author with Oxford University Press, a member of the First Nations Advisory Board of Siemens Australia, and a Non-Executive Director on the board of Barnardos Australia.