2008-09 Indigenous Budget at a Glance

Closing the Gap for Indigenous Australians
		Budget	Forward Estimates			Measure
	2007-08 $m	2008-09 $m	2009-10 $m	2010-11 $m	2011-12 $m	Total $m¹
Expansion of Intensive Literacy and Numeracy and Individual Learning Plans	-	8.1	16.1	16.1	16.1	56.4
Indigenous Boarding Colleges	-	18.8	5.1	2.5	2.5	28.9
Indigenous Mothers' Accommodation Fund	-	2.0	4.0	4.0	-	10.0

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Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory
		Budget	Forward Estimates			Measure
	2007-08 $m	2008-09 $m	2009-10 $m	2010-11 $m	2011-12 $m	Total $m
Early childhood
Creches	-	2.3	-	-	-	2.3
Continuation of Early Childhood Programs	-	0.4	-	-	-	0.4
Playgroups	-	0.7	-	-	-	0.7
Education
School Nutrition Program	-	7.4	-	-	-	7.4
Enhancing Education	-	19.1	-	-	-	19.1
Employment
Further Welfare and Employment Reform	9.1	66.4	-	-	-	75.4
Welfare reform
Centrelink services and activities	-	5.8	-	-	-	5.8
Income Management	5.5	63.6	-	-	-	69.2
Health
Follow Up Health Care	-	13.6	-	-	-	13.6
Law and order
Night Patrol Services	-	17.7	-	-	-	17.7
Aboriginal Interpreter Service	-	0.8	-	-	-	0.8
Indigenous Legal Aid	-	2.0	-	-	-	2.0
National Indigenous Violence and Child Abuse Intelligence Task Force	-	4.2	-	-	-	4.2
Promoting Law and Order	-	11.6	-	-	-	11.6
Family Support Package	-	9.8	-	-	-	9.8
Youth Alcohol Diversion	-	9.5	-	-	-	9.5
Governance and leadership
Government Business Managers	-	30.8	-	-	-	30.8
Leadership and Coordination Activities	-	32.4	-	-	-	32.4
Community Engagement	-	3.8	-	-	-	3.8
Accommodation for Government personnel in remote communities	-	7.0	-	-	-	7.0
Commonwealth Ombudsman Support	-	0.2	-	-	-	0.2

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Closing the Gap for Indigenous Australians - Other Measures
		Budget	Forward Estimates			Measure
	2007-08 $m	2008-09 $m	2009-10 $m	2010-11 $m	2011-12 $m	Total $m²
Continuation of the Australian Public Service Indigenous Employment Strategy	-	2.6	-	-	-	2.6
Indigenous policy - Closing the evidence gap	-	1.1	0.6	-	-	1.7
Extension of Business Ready Programme for Indigenous Tourism	-	1.8	-	-	-	1.8
Land and Sea Country Indigenous Partnerships	Funding over five years (2008 to 2013) through the $2.25 billion Caring for our Country initiative.					10.0
Indigenous Protected Areas						50.0
Indigenous Emissions Trading						10.0
Working on Country						90.0

Some totals are affected by rounding. Figures are reported as impact on fiscal balance.
Some totals are affected by rounding. Figures are reported as impact on fiscal balance.

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