More Effective Government
Collaborative working relationships within the Australian Government
The Australian Government has to continue breaking down its own silos, achieving high-level coordination and a common purpose around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policies and programs.
We are leading from the top. An Indigenous Affairs Committee of Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, is setting directions. The Committee is assisted by the Secretaries’ Group on Indigenous Affairs which ensures coherent direction across government agencies in policy development and program implementation.
From 2009-10, the Single Indigenous Budget process will determine strategic investment, directed by the Committee and focusing on the ‘building blocks’ endorsed by COAG. All new investment will be targeted at measures to close the gap.