Commonwealth Closing the Gap Actions Table
The list of actions in the Commonwealth Closing the Gap Actions Table provides a comprehensive list of all new and existing measures being undertaken by the Commonwealth to support Closing the Gap efforts. The measures listed in this Actions Table support and complement those in the 2023 Commonwealth Closing the Gap Implementation Plan.
The Actions Table outlines individual measures across all Commonwealth Departments and Agencies and how they relate to specific Closing the Gap Priority Reforms, socio-economic outcomes and target indicators, including additional information relating to resourcing, delivery timeframe and responsible ministers.
Actions are as at 13 February 2023.
| Title | Priority reform | Outcome | Status | Responsible Ministers | Agency |
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| 10 new Indigenous Protected Areas |
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New |
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| 10 Year Generational Strategy for Children and Families in the Northern Territory |
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Existing |
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| 12-month skills Agreement with states and territories |
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New |
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| 20,000 additional commonwealth supported places 2023-2024 |
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Existing |
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| 5-year National Skills Agreement with States and Territories |
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New |
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| A study to understand the mental health needs of First Nations peoples |
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Existing |
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| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council on family, domestic and sexual violence (Advisory Council) |
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Existing |
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| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework |
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Existing |
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| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Safety Services |
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Existing |
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| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Policy Partnership |
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New |
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| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Loading element of school recurrent funding |
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Existing |
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| Aboriginal Interpreters Western Australia (AIWA) Aboriginal Corporation - Kimberley Aboriginal Language Interpreting |
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Existing |
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| Activity test changes for First Nations children |
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Existing |
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| Additional Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Service sector funding for improved infrastructure (Existing) |
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Existing |
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| Additional Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Service sector funding for improved infrastructure (New) |
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New |
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| Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) |
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Existing |
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| Additional funding for Children's Contact Services |
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Existing |
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| Additions to the Australian Public Service Survey of Trust |
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New |
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| AFL boosting physical activity in First Nations communities in Northern Territory |
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New |
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| Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP) |
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Existing |
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| Agree additional sectors for Sector Strengthening Plans |
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New |
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| Allied Health Case Conferencing MBS items |
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Existing |
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| Allied Health in Remote Schools Project |
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Existing |
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| APS-wide Framework for Indigenous Data and Governance |
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New |
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| ATO compliance with Commonwealth Indigenous Procurement Policy |
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Existing |
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| ATO Reach Out Small Business Support Program |
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Existing |
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| Australia has worked to mainstream language on gender equality and Indigenous women's rights issues by regularly proposing amendments to protect and enhance language in resolutions on Indigenous women's rights. |
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Existing |
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| Australia's Disability Strategy 2021-2031 |
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Existing |
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| Australian Apprenticeships programs |
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Existing |
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| Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Childcare Inquiry |
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New |
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| Away from Base Program |
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Existing |
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| Barkly Regional Deal |
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Existing |
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| Bespoke Model Indigenous Engagement Principles |
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New |
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| Better Connectivity Plan for Regional and Rural Australia |
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New |
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| Better Renal Services for First Nations Peoples |
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Existing |
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| Better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children who have experienced or are experiencing family violence |
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Existing |
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| Birthing on Country Centre of Excellence |
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New |
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| Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) and Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI) Research Program |
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Existing |
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| Boost mental health support for First Nations peoples in the lead up to, during and following the referendum to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution. |
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New |
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| Boost to funding for First Nations Aged care Programs |
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New |
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| Boosting First Nations Employment |
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New |
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| Build National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Legal Services (NATSILS) capacity |
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New |
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| Building On Country Boarding Schools |
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Existing |
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| Building the community controlled sector joint virtual funding pool - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Registered Training Organisations (ACCHRTO) Project |
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Existing |
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| Building the community controlled sector Joint Virtual Funding Pool - Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) Governance Training and Support Project |
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Existing |
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| Building the community controlled sector joint virtual funding pool - Addressing workforce barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners |
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New |
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| Building the community controlled sector joint virtual funding pool - Indigenous Allied Health Australia - High school to deadly careers program |
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Existing |
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| Building the community controlled sector joint virtual funding pool - National strategic roadmap for establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health workforce |
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Existing |
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| Building the community controlled sector joint virtual funding pool - Optimal Utilisation of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Project |
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Existing |
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| Building the Community-Controlled Sector Joint Virtual Funding Pool - Disability Sector National Disability Footprint Phase 1 (Elements 1-2) |
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Existing |
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