Appendices

Appendix 1: Indigenous Measures: New and redirected funding following the 2007 Election and 2008-09 Budget measures

New and redirected funding following the 2007 election (funding over 5 years from 2007-08)		2008-09 Budget Measures
2007-08 Additional Estimates	$m		$m
Welfare Reform – Cape York Trial	48.8	Expansion of Intensive Literacy and Numeracy programs and Individual Learning Plans (over four years)	56.4
Yamatji – additional funding for resolution of native title claims	5.5	Indigenous Boarding Colleges (over four years)	28.9
NTER – Employment and Welfare Reform	92.6	Indigenous Mothers’ Accommodation Fund (over three years)	10
NTER – Improve child and family health and expand health service delivery	99.7	Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory:
NTER – promoting law and order	18.5	Night Patrol services (2008-09)	17.7
NTER – Enrolment and participation in school	98.8	Aboriginal Interpreter Service (2008-09)	0.8
NTER – Night Patrols operational equipment	3.9	Indigenous Legal Aid (2008-09)	2.0
Bringing them Home Counsellors and Link Up Services	15.7	Extension of the National Indigenous Violence and Child Abuse Intelligence Task Force (2008-09)	4.2
Indigenous Children – child and maternal health	90.3	Crèches (2008-09)	2.3
Indigenous Children – reducing rheumatic heart fever	11.2	Further Welfare and Employment Reform (2007-08 and 2008-09)	75.4
Indigenous Early Development and Learning Services – Parenting Support	16.6	School Nutrition (2008-09)	7.4
National Arts and Crafts Industry Support Programme	7.6	Enhancing Education (2008-09)	19.1
Better Outcomes for Hospitals and Community health - $20m boost to health services in the Northern Territory	21.5	Centrelink – Services and Activities (2008-09),	5.8
Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Services – expansion	49.3	Government Business Managers (2008-09)	30.8
Total	580.0	Leadership and Coordination Activities (2008-09)	32.4
Redirected funds		Community Engagement (2008-09)	3.8
Land and Sea Country Indigenous Partnerships*	10.0	Continuation of Early Childhood Program (2008-09)	0.4
Indigenous Protected Areas*	50.0	Family Support Package (2008-09)	9.8
Indigenous Emissions Trading*	10.0	Provision of Ongoing Accommodation for Government Personnel in Remote Communities (2008-09)	7.0
Working on Country*	90.0	Income Management (2007-08 and 2008-09)	69.2
Protecting Children on the APY Lands	19.0	Playgroups (2008-09)	0.7
Indigenous Health workforce	19.0	Youth Alcohol Diversion (2008-09)	9.5
Indigenous Tobacco initiative	14.5	Promoting Law and Order (2008-09)	11.6
Joint project with WA government – accommodation in four communities	10.0	Follow Up Health Care (2008-09)	13.6
Total	222.5	Commonwealth Ombudsman Support (2008-09)	0.2
		Continuation of the Australian Public Service Indigenous Employment Strategy (2008-09)	2.6
		Indigenous Policy – Building an Evidence Base (2008-09 and 2009-10)	1.7
* Part of the $2.25 billion Caring for Country initiative.		Business Ready Programme for Indigenous Tourism – extension (2008-09)	1.8
Note: Totals may be affected by rounding.		Total	425.3
Grand total of New and Redirected funding following the 2007 Election and 2008-09 Budget measures $1.2 billion

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