Commonwealth Closing the Gap Actions Table

The list of actions in the Commonwealth Closing the Gap Actions Table provides a 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 Commonwealth Closing the Gap 2023 Annual Report and 2024 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 2024.

Outcome

Responsible Ministers

Agency

Title	Priority reform	Outcome	Status	Responsible Ministers	Agency
Counselling and Advocacy Support Services Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability		Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Critical Minerals Strategy 2023-2030	Priority Reform One	Outcome 08 Outcome 15		Minister for Resources	Department of Industry, Science and Resources National Indigenous Australians Agency
CSIRO and James Cook University Partnership	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 05 Outcome 07		Minister for Industry and Science
CSIRO Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property Principles	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 16 Outcome 17
CSIRO Indigenous Employment Strategy	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 07 Outcome 08		Minister for Industry and Science
CSIRO Indigenous Graduate Program	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 05 Outcome 07		Minister for Industry and Science
CSIRO Indigenous Jobs Map	Priority Reform Four	Outcome 08 Outcome 17		Minister for Industry and Science
CSIRO Indigenous Procurement Strategy	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 07 Outcome 08		Minister for Industry and Science
CSIRO Indigenous Research Grants Programs	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 08 Outcome 17		Minister for Industry and Science
CSIRO Indigenous Science and Engagement Program	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 15 Outcome 16		Minister for Industry and Science
CSIRO Indigenous STEM University Scholarships	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 05 Outcome 06		Minister for Industry and Science
CSIRO Reconciliation Action Plan	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 14 Outcome 15		Minister for Industry and Science
Cultural Model of Inclusion		Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Cultural Safety in Health Care for Indigenous Australians Monitoring Framework	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Cultural Safety trauma-aware and healing-informed care training for Ageing and Aged Care services	Priority Reform One	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Data access and sharing	Priority Reform Four	Outcome 01		Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Data project - access to legal assistance	Priority Reform Four		Existing	Attorney-General	Attorney-General's Department
Dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan		Outcome 13	New	Minister for Indigenous Australians Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services National Indigenous Australians Agency
Delivering Community Safety Patrols (IAS Program 1.3)	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 10 Outcome 11	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Delivering Crime Prevention Projects (Program 1.3)	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 10 Outcome 11		Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Delivery of aged care services through Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs)	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Developing and Implementing an Adult Corrective Services Data Collection	Priority Reform Four	Outcome 10 Outcome 11		Minister for Indigenous Australians	Attorney-General's Department National Indigenous Australians Agency
Developing and Implementing an Outcomes and Evidence Fund	All	Outcome 12 Outcome 13	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Developing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy for Safe and Supported		Outcome 12	New	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Developing the cultural competency and trauma responsiveness of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous child and family sector workforce engaged through the Department of Social Services (DSS) grant funding.	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 12	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Development of a National Bench Book		Outcome 10 Outcome 11	Existing	Attorney-General	Attorney-General's Department
Development of a national data collection of family, domestic and sexual violence statistics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.	Priority Reform Four	Outcome 12 Outcome 13	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Development of resources that aim to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls with a disability, and improve service responses when violence occurs.		Outcome 13	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Digitisation of at-risk audio and video collections held by First Nations broadcasters and community organisations		Outcome 06 Outcome 07 Outcome 16 Outcome 17	New	Minister for Indigenous Australians	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Disability and First Nations engagement principles and protocols. (Disability Sector Strengthening Plan)		Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability	New	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Disability Employment Services (DES)		Outcome 07	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
DOHAC Program Audit	Priority Reform One Priority Reform Two Priority Reform Three	Outcome 01 Outcome 02 Outcome 08 Outcome 14	New	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Domestic Violence Units (DVUs) and Health Justice Partnerships (HJPs)		Outcome 13	Existing	Attorney-General	Attorney-General's Department
Double the number of Indigenous Rangers	Priority Reform Four	Outcome 08 Outcome 15	New	Minister for Indigenous Australians	Department of Climate Change, the Environment, Energy and Water National Indigenous Australians Agency
Ear and Hearing Health Partnership Committee (EPC)	Priority Reform One	Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Early Childhood Care and Development Policy Partnership	Priority Reform One	Outcome 02 Outcome 03 Outcome 04 Outcome 12 Outcome 13	Existing	Minister for Early Childhood Education Minister for Education Minister for Youth	Department of Education Department of Health and Aged Care Department of Social Services National Indigenous Australians Agency
Early Childhood Care and Development Sector Strengthening Plan (Partnership Action)	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 03 Outcome 04	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians Minister for Early Childhood Education Minister for Education Minister for Youth	Department of Education Department of Social Services National Indigenous Australians Agency
Early Childhood Outreach Initiative		Outcome 04	New	Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme	Department of Social Services
Early Years Strategy		Outcome 03 Outcome 04	Existing	Minister for Social Services Minister for Youth	Department of Education Department of Social Services
Embed the APS Charter of Partnership and Engagement and Commonwealth Engagement and Partnership Framework	Priority Reform One		Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians Minister for the Public Service	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interests in the APS Reforms Charter of Partnerships and Engagement	Priority Reform One		New	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Employment White Paper		Outcome 07 Outcome 08	New	Treasurer	Treasury
Empowered Communities	Priority Reform One		Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Engagement by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)	Priority Reform Three		Existing	Attorney-General	Attorney-General's Department
Enhance women and children's safety		Outcome 13	Existing	Attorney-General	Attorney-General's Department
Enhanced Response to the outbreak of infectious syphilis in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01 Outcome 02	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Enhancing the National Cancer Screening Register	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01	New	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability continue to be a priority cohort		Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability	Existing	Minister for Social Services Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme	Department of Social Services
Ensure NDIS thin markets projects are culturally appropriate (NDIS Thin Market Projects)		Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability	Existing	Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Escaping Violence Payment place-based trial		Outcome 13	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services

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