About Emus Talking

Walking together: creating a stronger future for our mob

Connecting people, sharing knowledge and creating opportunities, grounded in self-determination and the Closing the Gap Priority Reforms.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned, female led

Emus Talking Pty Ltd is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned, female led business consultancy working nationwide. Our team is based across the Northern Territory and Queensland, and we work online Australia wide and on Country.

Our team brings more than 30 years of experience across Indigenous employment, remote service delivery, government, enterprise development and community governance. We work with small businesses, community organisations, Aboriginal corporations, government and corporate partners.

Our approach is strength based and aligned with the Closing the Gap Priority Reforms: shared decision making, community control, and building capability that stays in community.

Self-determinationCapacity buildingEconomic empowermentCultural integrity

Download our capability statement (PDF)

Our team

Meet our directors

Based in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Selena Stewart

Managing Director · Darwin, NT

Selena is a proud Yuin woman and the founder and Managing Director of Emus Talking. She leads the delivery of our work and personally scopes and quality assures every engagement.

Selena brings more than 30 years of experience across Commonwealth and state government, Aboriginal community controlled organisations, peak bodies and Indigenous enterprise. Her career spans frontline service delivery, national program and policy work, and corporate services leadership.

How her experience supports our work

Business advisory and strategy: was part of the teams that opened remote service centres and brought financial services into remote communities, and now runs the strategy, pricing and procurement of her own business.
HR and policy: holds a Certificate in Human Resources and brings hands-on HR, recruitment, workforce and policy experience from government and community controlled organisations, including supporting an organisation through its incorporation.
Cultural safety: contributed to a national Indigenous cultural awareness training package, and designs and delivers cultural awareness and capability training.
Career development: has worked in Indigenous employment at state and national level, helping people into work and supporting employers to keep them.
Grant writing: has worked on the funder's side managing government grant programs, so she understands how applications are assessed.
Remote and on Country delivery: has led field teams across remote communities on major national projects, working alongside local people every step of the way.

She is a skilled facilitator with a Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, and has helped develop national training packages. She designs and delivers practical workshops on Country, in regional centres and online, with a strength-based, culturally grounded approach that builds capability that stays in community. Selena completed the AIGI Emerging Directors Program in 2026.

Mitch Amidy

Director, Sales, Marketing and Client Engagement · Brisbane, QLD

Mitch is a Wiradjuri man, born on Awabakal Country in Newcastle, NSW, and leads sales, marketing and client engagement at Emus Talking. He is usually your first contact, taking the time to understand what you need and shaping a clear, practical quote.

Mitch brings more than a decade of experience in business development, sales leadership and First Nations engagement. His strengths are in building relationships and partnerships, understanding what clients need and turning it into practical solutions, and connecting organisations across government, corporate, community and Indigenous business networks. He has led large teams and commercial portfolios, and brings a practical, relationship-led approach to every engagement. Mitch sits on the Board of Regional Development Australia Brisbane and completed the Murra Indigenous Business Program at Melbourne Business School in 2026.

Who we work with

From start-ups to boards

We work alongside organisations at every stage, and we tailor every piece of work to the people and Country it serves.

Aboriginal corporations and ACCOs

Governance, grant writing, strategic plans and policy suites for community controlled organisations and their boards.

Social enterprises

Set-up, business models, funding pathways and websites for enterprises built around community benefit.

First Nations start-ups and small businesses

Business plans, capability statements, procurement readiness and start-up workshops.

Government and funded programs

Workshops, pre-employment programs and grant writing support delivered with and for government partners.

Corporate partners and RAP organisations

Cultural awareness and capability training, Reconciliation Action Plans and cultural safety reviews.

Job seekers, schools and employment partners

Career development, Work Ready yarning days and the Walking in Two Worlds school to work program.

Recent work, by sector and region

Grant writing workshop for Prescribed Bodies Corporate and community controlled health organisations, Tablelands region, Queensland
Pre-employment Work Ready yarning days with an employment partner in Mount Isa, Queensland
A five session start-up workshop series for aspiring First Nations business owners
Cultural awareness and capability training for a mining and civil construction company

Awards and recognition

Recognised by our peers

We are proud to be recognised alongside other Blak businesses in the Territory and beyond, including through the Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network (NTIBN) Blak Business Awards.

October 2026Nominee, Blak Consultancy of the YearEmus Talking was a nominee in the Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network (NTIBN) Blak Business Awards 2026.
October 2026Queensland Government Indigenous Business Month showcaseOur story, Emus Talking: empowering businesses to thrive, was featured in the Queensland Government Indigenous Business Month showcase and displayed at 1 William Street, Brisbane.
September 2026Murra Indigenous Business Program, Melbourne Business SchoolOur Director, Mitch Amidy, completed the Murra Indigenous Business Program, delivered by the Dilin Duwa Centre for Indigenous Business Leadership with Melbourne Business School.
April 2026AIGI Emerging Directors ProgramOur Managing Director, Selena Stewart, completed the Australian Indigenous Governance Institute's Emerging Directors Program (July 2025 to April 2026).
September 2025Two NTIBN Blak Business Awards nominationsBest Blak Consultancy of the Year, and Best Blak Sole Trader or Microbusiness of the Year, in the Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network Blak Business Awards.