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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia are, on average, subject to very high unemployment, low average wages and relative exclusion from paid employment and commercial enterprise. The question as to whether, and in what ways, Indigenous Australians are learning through, and being engaged in enterprise generally, and in business in particular, is the basis of this report. This research brings together new and emerging perspectives of Indigenous community and enterprise development and learning at either end of the remoteâurban continuum in Australia. It explores the implications for learning through and from Indigenous enterprises. The research combines perspectives and findings from other studies on Indigenous experiences at either end of the demographic and commercial enterprise spectrum, in particular, from remote Indigenous communities in north-western Australia, to Indigenous people in major capital cities in southeastern Australia. [p.7].