Indigenous arts, culture and languages
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Office for the Arts
A range of Australian Government programs that aim to support Indigenous arts, culture, languages and broadcasting - The Australian Council for the Arts - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts
Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body, includes the latest news on grants, policy work, strategies and events for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts - NAIDOC
Celebrates the survival of Indigenous culture and the Indigenous contribution to modern Australia - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
World’s premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, past and present
Communications and internet
- Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy – Indigenous Communications Program
Australian Government initiative to help improve communications services in remote Indigenous communities - Indigenous.gov.au
Web portal that showcases and celebrates the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and is a gateway to information on Australian Government Indigenous initiatives and programs
Employment and business
- Indigenous Business Australia
Helps create opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and communities to build assets and wealth through home ownership, including on tenured and community titled lands; business participation and ownership; partnership; and investments - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities – Working on Country
Part of the Caring for our Country initiative that builds on Indigenous knowledge of protecting and managing land and sea country. Provides funding for Indigenous people to deliver environmental outcomes to the Australian Government - Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
Responsible for the administration of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act). Registration, support and training for Indigenous groups that want to become corporations - Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - programs and services for Indigenous Australians
Employment and business assistance for Indigenous Australians - Public Calling - APSC Indigenous careers
Information on careers in the Australian Public Service - eSub online
Australian Government website for electronic submissions for funding of a range of Indigenous programs - Indigenous Tourism
Web portal that provide links and information for people working within the Indigenous tourism sector, particularly tourism business operators and aspiring tourism operators and their support networks
Service delivery
- Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services
Monitoring whole of Government progress relating to inproving services in remote Indigenous communities - Centrelink - Indigenous Australians
Payment and programs for Indigenous Australians
Housing
- Aboriginal Hostels Limited
An Australian Government company that provides temporary accommodation to Indigenous people through a national network of 138 hostels - IBA Homes
IBA Homes loans are available to Indigenous Australians who want to buy an affordable home in which to live
Education
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - Indigenous education
Policy, programs and funding in Indigenous education - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
The world’s premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Health
- Department of Health and Ageing - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health information from mainstream areas of the Department of Health and Ageing as well as from Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) - Australian Sports Commission - National Indigenous Sport Development Program
Provides funding to national organisations to coordinate and deliver mainstream sport participation and development programs that directly engage Indigenous communities - yourHealth
- Our Australian health system is YOUR health system.
Find out how YOU can help make it better through the yourHealth website.
Environment and heritage
- Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities – Indigenous Australians Caring for Country
Indigenous Australians are key partners with the government in managing Australia's environment and cultural heritage - Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities – Indigenous Heritage Program
An Australian Government initiative that supports projects that identify, conserve and promote the Indigenous heritage values of places important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Land and native title
- Attorney-General’s Department - Native Title
Responsible for the formulation and provision of legal and legal policy advice on native title to the Australian Government - Indigenous Land Corporation
Assists Indigenous Australians to acquire land and manage Indigenous-held land sustainably, to provide cultural, social, economic or environmental benefits for themselves and future generations - National Native Title Tribunal
Federal government agency to assist people to resolve native title issues over land and waters - Native Title Representative Bodies
Provides Native Title Representative Bodies and Native Title Service Providers with information and news in order to assist them in the performance of their statutory functions - Northern Land Council
Represents traditional Aboriginal landowners and Aboriginal people in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia - Central Land Council
Represents traditional Aboriginal landowners and Aboriginal people in the southern half of the Northern Territory - Tiwi Land Council
Assists Tiwi Traditional Owners retain, manage and benefit from their land, sea & culture - Anindilyakwa Land Council
Works for the benefit of Groote Eylandt people, liaising with GEMCO (Groote Eylandt Mining Company) on all matters that affect the land, rehabilitation and the people - The Office of Township Leasing
Works with communities to ensure that township leases are managed effectively and provides a real benefit to communities
Law and human rights
- Attorney-General's Department - Indigenous law programs
Responsible for the delivery of programs that benefit Indigenous Australians, and for policy advice on Indigenous law and justice issues - National Indigenous Law and Justice Framework
A national approach to addressing the complex issues that mark the interaction between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the justice systems in Australia - Australian Human Rights Commission - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Reviews the impact of laws and policies on Indigenous peoples, reporting on Indigenous social justice and native title issues and promoting an Indigenous perspective on issues. Monitors the enjoyment and exercise of human rights for Indigenous Australians
Torres Strait
- Torres Strait Regional Authority
Aims to strengthen the economic, social and cultural development of the Torres Strait to improve the lifestyle and wellbeing of Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal people living in the region
Whole of government
- Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
Provides access to a collection of quality information on what works to overcome Indigenous disadvantage - Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Forum through which Commonwealth and State and Territory Ministers with responsibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs meet to ensure that all levels of government work together to improve the life and well-being of Australia’s Indigenous people
State and Territory Governments
- Australian Capital Territory - Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
- New South Wales - Department of Aboriginal Affairs
- Northern Territory – Working Future
- Queensland – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
- South Australia – Aboriginal Support Services
- Tasmania – Office of Aboriginal Affairs
- Victoria – Aboriginal Affairs
- Western Australia – Department of Indigenous Affairs