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
Square Kilometre Array (SKA) economic and social benefits for Wajarri Yamaji businesses and industry (Wajarri Yamaji Employment)	Priority Reform One	Outcome 08	Existing	Minister for Industry and Science	Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Stage Three Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices) project	All	Outcome 13 Cross Cutting Outcome Area Gender and Sexuality	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Standalone First Nations National Plan	Priority Reform One Priority Reform Two Priority Reform Three Priority Reform Four	Outcome 13	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Standing Council of Attorneys-General consideration of the minimum age of criminal responsibility		Outcome 11	Existing	Attorney-General	Attorney-General's Department
Strengthen the Commonwealth partnership stocktake	Priority Reform One		New	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Services.	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01 Outcome 14	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Strengthening Digital Health Capacity		Outcome 01		Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Strengthening Families and Communities Partnership		Outcome 13	New	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services National Indigenous Australians Agency
Strengthening Indigenous research capacity and capability	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians	Cancer Australia Department of Health and Aged Care
Strengthening Indigenous research capacity and capability	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01 Outcome 08	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care
Stronger Communities for Children	All	Outcome 01 Outcome 02	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Stronger Family Safety Services - Capability Building Measure	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 13	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Stronger Places, Stronger People (SPSP)	Priority Reform One Priority Reform Two Priority Reform Three Priority Reform Four	Cross Cutting Outcome Area Remote Australia	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Support Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations to deliver culturally safe and appropriate family dispute resolution	Priority Reform Two		Existing	Attorney-General	Attorney-General's Department
Support ACCOs capacity to deliver aged care services	Priority Reform One	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care National Indigenous Australians Agency
Support an increase in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individual community advocates		Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Support ATSILS to provide legal assistance to families in coronial inquiries and during the process		Outcome 10 Outcome 11	New	Attorney-General	Attorney-General's Department
Support innovation in the community-controlled sector		Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability	New	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
Support NATSIFAC Program services to meet regulations under the new Aged Care Act	Priority Reform One	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care National Indigenous Australians Agency
Supporting people with cancer Grant initiative	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01		Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Supporting Quality Boarding for Rural and Remote Students : Indigenous Boarding Providers grants program	All	Outcome 05 Outcome 07	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians Minister for Education	Department of Education Department of Social Services National Indigenous Australians Agency
Supporting resolution of land claims in the Northern Territory	Priority Reform One	Outcome 15 Cross Cutting Outcome Area Remote Australia	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
Target 9b Implementation Plan		Outcome 09	New	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Assistant Minister for Regional Development	Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Targeted Regional Initiatives for Suicide Prevention	Priority Reform One	Outcome 14		Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Targeted research to support healthy ageing	Priority Reform Two	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
Tax Help		Outcome 16 Outcome 17	Existing	Minister for Financial Services Assistant Treasurer	Treasury
Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme	Priority Reform Three	Outcome 14	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
The development of an Agency Preferencing policy	Priority Reform Two		Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	National Indigenous Australians Agency
The Indigenous Employment and Supplier-Use Infrastructure Framework		Outcome 07 Outcome 08	Existing	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts National Indigenous Australians Agency
The Integrated Team Care (ITC) Program	All	Outcome 01		Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council Limited (NATSIAACC) will lead reform priorities	Priority Reform One	Outcome 01	Existing	Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
The National Indigenous Languages Survey	Priority Reform Four	Outcome 16	Existing	Minister for the Arts	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts National Indigenous Australians Agency
The National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-23 (National Plan)		Outcome 13	Existing	Minister for Social Services	Department of Social Services
The National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Mental Health and Social and Emotional Wellbeing	Priority Reform One	Outcome 01 Outcome 14	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians	Department of Health and Aged Care National Indigenous Australians Agency
The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme (PHMSS)		Outcome 01		Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
The Regional First Home Buyer Scheme		Outcome 09	Existing	Minister for Homelessness Minister for Housing	Treasury
The Sport4All pilot project		Cross Cutting Outcome Area Disability	New	Minister for Sport	Department of Health and Aged Care
The Women's Leadership and Development Program	All	Cross Cutting Outcome Area Gender and Sexuality	Existing	Minister for Women	Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet
Time to Work Employment Service (TWES)		Outcome 07 Outcome 08 Outcome 10	Existing	Minister for Indigenous Australians Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations National Indigenous Australians Agency
Trusted Indigenous Facilitator Program / Elder Care Support (ECS)		Outcome 01		Minister for Health and Aged Care	Department of Health and Aged Care
United Nations (UN) International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-32	Priority Reform One	Outcome 16	Existing	Minister for the Arts	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts National Indigenous Australians Agency
Universal Service Arrangements		Outcome 17	Existing	Minister for Communications	Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Universities Demand Driven Funding		Outcome 06	Existing	Minister for Education	Department of Education
VET Data	Priority Reform Four	Outcome 06	Existing	Minister for Skills and Training	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Workforce Australia		Outcome 07 Outcome 08	Existing	Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Workforce Australia - Self-Employment Assistance		Outcome 07 Outcome 08	Existing	Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Workforce Australia - Transition to Work		Outcome 07 Outcome 08	Existing	Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Working in Partnership (NATSIEC)	Priority Reform One	Outcome 05 Outcome 06	Existing	Minister for Education	Department of Education
Yarrabah Employment Services	Priority Reform One	Outcome 07 Outcome 08	Existing	Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Youth Engagement Model		Outcome 07	Existing	Minister for Youth	Department of Education

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