News and updates from Aboriginal Affairs NSW

The Minns Labor Government is supporting councils and councillors across NSW to work more closely with Aboriginal people, organisations and communities to help close the gap with the launch of a new toolkit developed in partnership with Local Government NSW and the Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO).

Aboriginal groups and community organisations across NSW are invited to apply for grants to support local NAIDOC events and activities. 

The Thunggutti community has come together on Country for a seasonal burn, combining cultural knowledge and community care to protect homes, reduce hazards and pass on traditional fire practices to the next generations.

Aboriginal community organisations and groups across NSW are invited to apply for grants to support events and activities that celebrate and strengthen Aboriginal cultures.

Aboriginal organisations in Orange have come together to implement a new 10-year Place-Based Partnership to Close the Gap on a local level. 

‘Our Healthy Kids’, a culturally safe, Aboriginal-led primary school program is supporting Aboriginal young people in NSW to strengthen their knowledge of health and wellbeing and develop lifelong healthy habits.  

A proud Dharug woman from Mount Druitt, Samantha Alexander has made history, becoming Australia’s first blind Aboriginal lawyer. But for Samantha, this milestone is about so much more than her accomplishment - it’s about representation, belonging and changing the system from within.

The NSW Government has released the Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge Standards to support effective engagement for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage across the state.

Representatives from the Aboriginal business and cultural tourism sectors came together at the Murrook Culture Centre on Worimi Country, Port Stephens yesterday for the eighth NSW Aboriginal Business Roundtable.

The Minns Labor Government is increasing access to early learning and health screening for Aboriginal families in Western NSW, with construction beginning on Broken Hill’s new Aboriginal Child and Family Centre (ACFC).