Acknowledgement
Aboriginal Affairs NSW acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work and the places in which we live. We pay respect to Ancestors and Elders past and present. We recognise the unique cultural and spiritual relationship and celebrate the contributions of First Nations peoples to Australia.
Latest Aboriginal Affairs NSW News
$3.8 million of new funding for Aboriginal-led community safety
The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments are working together to build a safer New South Wales for Aboriginal women and children experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence by investing $3.8 million in a first-ever domestic and family violence specific Aboriginal Community Safety Grant program.
Culture, community, connection: NAIDOC grants support statewide celebrations
Today is the start of NAIDOC Week and the Minns Labor Government is helping communities all over NSW celebrate their Aboriginal histories and cultures with $548,000 in grant funding.
NSW Government invests $246.8 million to Close the Gap in unprecedented partnership with Aboriginal organisations
The Minns Labor Government will allocate $246.8 million over the next 4 years through an additional $202.4 million in the 2025-26 Budget to Close the Gap to improve the lives of Aboriginal people in NSW.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans honoured during National Reconciliation Week
First Nations veterans are being honoured today at the 2025 Indigenous Veterans Commemoration Service which will be held at the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park Sydney.
New mental health and wellbeing van provides outreach to Aboriginal communities in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven
Aboriginal people in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven will benefit from a new Mobile Outreach Mental Health and Wellbeing Van, which was officially launched today as part of National Reconciliation Week.
Strengthening NSW Government’s commitment to Closing the Gap
The NSW Government welcomes the NSW Auditor-General’s Performance Audit Report into governance for implementation of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap for Aboriginal people in the state.
Honouring History, Strengthening Futures: Fire Truck Gifted to Thunghutti Community
The Thunghutti community will be well prepared to respond to natural disasters after receiving a decommissioned fire truck to support the community’s emergency management and cultural land care.
Historic ‘Mara Ngali’ agreement brings Closing the Gap to local government for the first time
Representatives from Tamworth Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (TACCO) and Tamworth Regional Council came together on Friday morning for an historic ceremony celebrating the first time in Australia that a local council has signed a formal partnership with an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation to work together on Closing the Gap.
Reclaiming identity: Empowering Aboriginal men and fostering healing through cultural camps
Yakuway Indigenous Corporation ’s cultural immersion camps create opportunities for Aboriginal men across NSW to reconnect with Country, strengthen community ties, and foster a renewed sense of pride and empowerment.
Grassroots youth program keeping culture strong in Wellington
A community-led program in Wellington (Wiradjuri Country) is bringing young Mob together, keeping culture strong, and building positive pathways into education and employment.
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Pictured above: In the footsteps of our ancestors by Amy Allerton.