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Forrest Review

Within the Forrest Review there were three housing related recommendations:

“Rec 17 - Housing delivery mechanisms to support and encourage workforce participation, optimise transition and mobility to work, and remove disincentives to taking up work.
Rec 25 - Remote housing – governments ensure the approach to remote housing on Indigenous land is revised to include performance-based funding to move to a more sustainable system with strong incentives for workforce participation and home ownership
Rec 26 - Give traditional owners who want it capacity to convert their land to freehold or leasehold.”.

We are working to give Indigenous people a better chance to own their own homes, especially if it increases their chances of getting a job or helps the local economy.

Latest News

NIAA - Have your say – Northern Territory Native Title Representative Bodies.

Have your say – Northern Territory Native Title Representative Bodies

Land and Housing Native Title Representative Bodies

Thursday, 28 March 2024

The Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Linda Burney MP, has invited the Northern Land Council (NLC) and Central Land Council (CLC) to apply for further terms as the Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRB) for their respective Northern

Remote Northern Territory housing investment

$4 Billion Joint Investment in remote NT Housing

Land and Housing

Tuesday, 12 March 2024

The Australian and Northern Territory Governments have committed $4 billion over ten years to improve housing in remote Northern Territory communities and homelands.

Legislation introduced for new Aboriginal-controlled Investment Body in the NT

Land rights reforms introduced to Parliament to empower Aboriginal Territorians

Economic Development Grants and Funding

Friday, 27 August 2021

On 25 August 2021, almost 55 years to the day after the Wave Hill walk-off paved the way for Aboriginal land rights in the Northern Territory, the Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP has introduced a new set of reforms into the parliament.

Resources

Report to the Subcommittee for the Joint Review of the Remote Housing Model in the Northern Territory

Indigenous Affairs

11th December 2023

A report on the review of remote housing model in the Northern Territory to the subcommittee of the Joint Steering Committee through the National Partnership for Remote Housing Northern Territory (2018-2023).

Aboriginal Land Commissioner Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023

Indigenous Affairs

23rd November 2023

This report is furnished to the Minister for Indigenous Australians (the Minister) pursuant to s 61(1) of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (the Act) which provides that each Aboriginal Land Commissioner shall, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each year, prepa

Daly River Region, Douglas/Daly River Region, Daly River Region II Land Claim Report

Indigenous Affairs

19th October 2023

This Report presents the findings and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner (Commissioner) following an inquiry into the Daly River Region Land Claim (No. 172), Douglas/Daly River Region Land Claim (No. 183), and Daly River Region II Land Claim (No.

Peron Islands Land Claim No. 190 Report

Indigenous Affairs

19th October 2023

This Report presents the findings and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner (Commissioner) following an inquiry into the Peron Islands Area Land Claim (No.

Wulna (Northern Territory Portion 2001) Land Claim No. 155 Report

Indigenous Affairs

19th October 2023

This Report presents the findings and recommendations of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner (Commissioner) following an inquiry into the Wulna (Northern Territory Portion 2001) Land Claim (No.