The Albanese Government is building a better future for Indigenous Australians.

Our priorities are the priorities First Nations people have identified: Health, Education, Justice, Jobs and Housing, making progress on Closing the Gap and economic empowerment.

Since coming to government, we’ve been working in partnership with First Nations organisations and state and territory governments to deliver better outcomes and improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

We’re making sure families have safe, quality housing by building more new homes, and repairing and maintaining existing houses in remote communities.

We’re making sure communities have better access to quality health services by improving health infrastructure and expanding access to dialysis for people with kidney disease.

We’re helping families get good quality, culturally appropriate education, that sets the next generation up for success.

We’re making sure people in remote communities have the dignity of work. We are getting rid of the failed CDP and creating jobs with decent pay and conditions.

We’re working to improve community safety by funding early intervention services through our landmark funding for justice reinvestment.

We’re improving food security in remote areas and making sure people have better access to healthy and affordable food.

And we’re improving the quality of drinking water in remote communities – because all Australians, no matter where they live should have safe water. 

EDUCATION

• We have removed the Activity Test to open access to Early Childhood Education and Care, guaranteeing 100 hours a fortnight including for First Nations children.
• $44.2m to extend Indigenous Boarding Provider grants.
• Over 34,000 First Nations students have accessed Free TAFE.
• Secured the $360m National Skills Agreement to close the gap, including $214m from the Commonwealth.
• Expanded the Connected Beginnings program to 50 communities, supporting more First Nations children to thrive in their crucial early years.
• Established 50 Junior Rangers programs to connect schoolchildren to country and culture, improving school engagement.

EMPLOYMENT & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

• Launched the Remote Jobs and Economic Development program creating 3,000 jobs.
• Secured $1.5 billion for a new remote employment service to replace the failed CDP.
• Expanded the Indigenous Rangers Program to create 1,000 new jobs, including 770 positions for First Nations women.
• Introduced legislation to expand the role and remit of Indigenous Business Australia to boost First Nations economic empowerment.
• Strengthened the Indigenous Procurement Policy to boost opportunities for First Nations businesses to grow and create jobs.
• Increased opportunities for First Nations Australians to buy their own home and build inter-generational wealth through a boost to Indigenous Business Australia's Home Loan Capital Fund.

HEALTH

• We are addressing Indigenous suicide rates by increasing the availability of culturally safe and qualified mental health support with scholarships for up to 150 First Nations psychology students.
• We are training the next generation of First Nations health workers, to create jobs, expand access to local services and deliver on our commitment to train 500 First Nations health workers.
• We are strengthening critical cancer care for Indigenous communities - this includes funding to employ up to 260 new staff in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.
• We’re expanding access to dialysis services with new chairs operating in Coober Pedy, South Australia, with others to come online in Yalata, Balgo, Ti-Tree, Harts Range, Borroloola and Badu Island.
• We’re rolling out new laundries or upgrading existing facilities in 12 remote First Nations communities, to help improve long-term health outcomes.
• We are tackling smoking and vaping within Indigenous communities.
• We will continue to do this important work in partnership with local Indigenous communities and have provided record funding to First Nations Health Infrastructure. 

JUSTICE

• $4.4 billion invested in measures to end gender-based violence.
• Secured $3.9 billion National Access to Justice Agreement, the biggest single Commonwealth investment in legal assistance.
• More than doubled funding to critical First Nations Family Violence Prevention Legal Services supporting women and children.
• Established a dedicated National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, to address the over-representation of First Nations children and youth in out-of-home care and detention.
• Delivering on our landmark justice reinvestment package supporting communities to find local solutions to improve community safety and reduce incarceration rates with 27 sites funded to date.             

HOUSING

• Landmark $4 billion remote housing agreement to build 2700 houses over 10 years.
• $200m through Housing Australia Future Fund for repairs, maintenance, and improvements for remote housing in Queensland, WA, SA, and NT.

FOOD SECURITY

• $9m resilience package to help remote community stores prepare for the emergency season
• Subsidies to reduce the cost of 30 essential items in more than 76 remote stores.
• Developed a Food Security National Strategy for Remote First Nations communities, backed by extensive community consultations.
• Building a nutrition workforce in remote communities by upskilling up to 120 local First Nations staff in remote stores.

CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

• $250m, four-year investment to support A Better, Safer Future for Central Australia.
• $18m for boarding school facilities in Central Australia.
• $25 million to extend funding for safety and community services in Central Australia.
• $5.6 million for additional emergency accommodation and safe spaces