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
Housing Australia Future Fund	Priority Reform One	Outcome 09	Existing	Minister for Homelessness Minister for Housing	Department of Social Services National Indigenous Australians Agency Treasury
Housing Peak Body Capacity Building	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 09	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians Minister for Homelessness Minister for Housing	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Housing Policy Partnership (DSS)	Priority Reform One	Outcome 09	Existing	Minister for Housing	Department of Social Services
Housing Policy Partnership work plan	Priority Reform One	Outcome 09	Existing	Minister for Homelessness Minister for Housing	Department of Social Services Treasury
Housing Sector Strengthening Plan (Partnership Action)	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 09	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians Minister for Homelessness Minister for Housing	Department of Social Services
Housing Supply and Affordability Council		Outcome 09	New	Minister for Homelessness Minister for Housing	Department of Social Services Treasury
Identify new Place-Based Partnerships	Priority Reform One		New	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Identify new Policy Partnerships	Priority Reform One		Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Identify, develop or strengthen an independent mechanism(s) to support, monitor, and report on the transformation of mainstream agencies and institutions	Priority Reform Three	All	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians Prime Minister	Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet National Indigenous Australians Agency
Implement and monitor the National Disability Data Asset (NDDA) - Next Phase	All	Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability		Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Implement the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan 2021-2031 (Workforce Plan)	Priority Reform One	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Implementation of Indigenous Skills and Employment Program (ISEP	Priority Reform One	Outcome 07 Outcome 08	New	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Implementation of Indigenous Skills and Employment Program (ISEP	Priority Reform One	Outcome 07 Outcome 08	New	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Implementation of the Department of Health and Aged Care's Closing the Gap Action Plan	Priority Reform Three		Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Improve cultural safety across the healthy system - Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT)		Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health	Department of Health and Aged Care
Improve the hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	Priority Reform One	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicing in Services Australia		Outcome 17	Existing	Minister for Government Services Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme	Services Australia
Improving Cultural Safety across the health system through the research	All	Outcome 01 Outcome 02	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Improving ear health and hearing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 04 Outcome 05	Existing	Minister for Government Services	Department of Health and Aged Care Department of Social Services
Improving First Nations Cancer Outcomes (2023-24 Budget measure)	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Improving Housing in Northern Territory homelands		Outcome 09	New	Minister for Indigenous Australians	Department of Social Services National Indigenous Australians Agency
Improving multidisciplinary responses (IMR) to First Nations families with multiple and complex needs	All	Outcome 12 Outcome 13	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Improving Renal and Cardiac care for First Nations peoples	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01		Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Improving support for people with disability - Increasing the capacity of the supported employment sector to support people with disability with high support needs		Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability		Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Improving the health and wellbeing of First Nations mothers and babies	All	Outcome 01 Outcome 02	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Inclusion Support Program (ISP)	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 03	Existing	Minister for Early Childhood Education Minister for Youth	Department of Education
Increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS) capacity to ensure First Nations people's access to legal assistance		Outcome 10 Outcome 11	Existing	Attorney-General	Attorney-General's Department
Increase ACCO / ACCHOs service offer to deliver disability services		Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability	New	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Increase delivery of National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Care (NATSIFAC) Services	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01		Minister for Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Increase Indigenous cultural capability	Priority Reform Three		Existing	Minister for Government Services	Services Australia
Increase Primary Health Networks (PHNs) commissioning of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) treatment services for First Nations people		Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Increase uptake of Indigenous-specific health assessments and a national rollout of the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health’s Deadly Choices program	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 14	New	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Increased funding for very remote NATSIFAC Program Residential Services	Priority Reform One	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Increasing the research and evidence-base		Outcome 14	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Independent Mechanism (clause 67)	Priority Reform Three	All	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians Prime Minister	Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet National Indigenous Australians Agency
Indigenous Advancement Strategy - 1.3 Safety and Wellbeing Program - Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) and Mental Health and Suicide Prevention activities	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01 Outcome 14	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Indigenous Advancement Strategy - 1.3 Safety and Wellbeing Program - Youth Engagement (Sport and Rec) activities	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01 Outcome 07	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Indigenous Advancement Strategy Safety and Wellbeing Program		Outcome 10	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Indigenous aged care	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Initiative		Outcome 05 Outcome 16	New	Minister for Education	Department of Education National Indigenous Australians Agency
Indigenous Employment Initiative (IEI) program	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care National Indigenous Australians Agency
Indigenous Graduate Program	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 07 Outcome 14	Existing	Minister for Defence	Department of Defence
Indigenous Health Workforce Traineeship Program (IHWT)	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Indigenous Home Ownership Program (IHOP)	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 09	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Indigenous Languages and Arts (ILA) program	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 16	Existing	Minister for the Arts	Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Indigenous media strategy and outreach program to increase uptake of digital health technologies		Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Indigenous Outreach Program	Priority Reform Three		Existing	Treasurer	Treasury
Indigenous Service Design Standards	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 08 Outcome 14 Outcome 16	New	Minister for Government Services	Services Australia
Indigenous Skills and Employment Program		Outcome 07 Outcome 08	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Indigenous Student Success Program	All	Outcome 06 Outcome 07	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency

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