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Government

Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC)
http://www.oipc.gov.au/
The Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination is a unit of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA). It began operations on 1 July 2004, as the primary source of advice on Indigenous issues to the Minister and the coordination point for a whole-of-government approach to the delivery of programmes and services for Australia's Indigenous people. The establishment of OIPC accompanies the distribution of programmes formerly administered by ATSIC-ATSIS to the Australian Government agencies that provide services to the wider community.

Indigenous Coordination Centres
www.oipc.gov.au/tools/contact.asp
In the States and regions, 30 Indigenous Coordination Centres (ICCs) have been established based in former ATSIC-ATSIS offices. These are multi-agency facilities headed by an ICC Manager employed by the OIPC. OIPC is also responsible for providing common services to ICCs.

Aboriginal Hostels Ltd
http://www.ahl.gov.au/
Aboriginal Hostels Ltd has important information about temporary accommodation for Indigenous Australians. This site has the facility to search for hostels by State, and also has a photograph and contact details for the hostel.

Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@
census.nsf/343b70397d0e3967ca256b9d00208f91
/d6ea132dd00d0aecca256bb4000c0a37!OpenDocument
Provides information on Australia's Indigenous population from the 2001 Census information.

Australian Employment Services
www.workplace.gov.au/Indigenous
This site provides information on the support for employers and Indigenous people looking for work.

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/
AIATSIS is an independent Commonwealth statutory authority dedicated to Indigenous studies. Here you can find information on research grants, corporate and government documents, and the world's largest collection of film, video, sound and pictorial materials relating to Indigenous Australians.

Australian Museum Aboriginal Heritage Unit
www.austmus.gov.au/ahu/.
This site acts as a link between the Australian Museum and Indigenous communities on issues of cultural heritage management.

Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (ANU)
http://online.anu.edu.au/caepr/
This site provides various information on CAEPR, which is a social sciences research centre located at the Australian National University, and focuses mainly on Indigenous economic policy and development issues.

Centrelink
www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/Indigenous/index.htm
Provides information on programmes and services for Indigenous Australians provided by Centrelink.

Department of Education, Science and Training
http://www.dest.gov.au/
DEST provides analysis and policy advice to the Government on education, science and training issues, and also delivers Government programmes and services in all these areas, including ABSTUDY and the Indigenous Ambassadors' Programme among others. There are links to these Indigenous programmes on the DEST homepage, under the green heading of Indigenous.

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
http://www.dewr.gov.au/
DEWR provides various services for all Australians in the areas of Employment and Workplace relations.

Department of Family and Community Services
www.facs.gov.au/
FaCS funds a wide range of community services, including public housing, Indigenous and disability services, and spends around $55 billion a year of the Commonwealth budget on its programmes and services.

Department of Health and Ageing
www.health.gov.au/oatsih/index.htm
Provides health services and information for all Australians, and has a special section for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
http://www.dimia.gov.au/
Provides services and information for Australians from all walks of life, and to those that wish to immigrate to Australia.

Face the Facts
www.humanrights.gov.au/racial_discrimination/face_facts/atsi_htm.htm
Part of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission government website. This page features questions and answers about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Indigenous Business Australia
www.iba.gov.au/
This site provides information on how to assist and enhance Indigenous self-management and economic self-sufficiency under Pt IV of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989.

Indigenous Communities Coordination Taskforce
www.indigenous.gov.au/icc/
Made up of people from various government departments. It leads coordination across Australian Government Agencies and fosters cross-portfolio partnerships to develop and deliver initiatives in the Council of Australian Governments (COAGs) Indigenous trial communities.

Indigenous Land Corporation
http://www.ilc.gov.au/
The ILC is an independent Commonwealth statutory authority that helps Indigenous Australians acquire land and manage Indigenous-held land.

Message Stick
www.abc.net.au/message/default.htm
Part of the ABC website, Message Stick provides information, news and resources on Indigenous issues. This site also promotes Indigenous media across the television, radio and the Internet services of the ABC.

The Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
www.minister.immi.gov.au/
This is the website for the Minister assisting the Prime Minister with reconciliation, and features fact sheets, reports, topical issues, newsletters, and information on the Minister.

Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination
http://www.oipc.gov.au/
The Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC) is an office of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA). It began operations on 1 July 2004, as the primary source of advice on Indigenous issues to the Minister and the coordination point for a whole-of-government approach to the delivery of programmes and services for Australia's Indigenous people.

Office of the Registrar of the Aboriginal Corporations
http://www.orac.gov.au/
This site contains information on how to establish procedures to register or set up as an Aboriginal Corporation.

Parliament of Australia—Department of the Parliamentary Library—Indigenous people and the law
www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/indiglaw.htm
This guide contains links to Internet resources and documents in the area of federal law and Indigenous peoples, as well as providing links to other guides and directories which contain material on State and Territory and overseas law.

Torres Strait Islander Regional Authority (TSRA)
http://www.tsra.gov.au/
Torres Strait Islander Regional Authority (TSRA) aims to strengthen the economic, social and cultural development of the Torres Strait to improve the lifestyle and wellbeing of Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal people living in the region.

"Australia Now" - Indigenous Programmes
www.dfat.gov.au/facts/indg_education.html
Facts about Indigenous issues from Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Indigenous Portal
http://www.indigenous.gov.au/
Government services for and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Office of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander
Social Justice Commissioner
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice/index.html
A member of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. An important role of the Commissioner is to keep Indigenous issues before the federal Government and the Australian community to promote understanding and respect for the rights of Indigenous Australians.

Government On-line Directory
http://www.gold.gov.au/
A guide to the structure and key people in the Australian Government.

Australian Public Service Commission - Indigenous Employment
http://www.apsc.gov.au/indigenous
You'll find more information about working in the Australian Public Service on the APSC Indigenous employment web pages.

Community (non-government)

National Employment Services Association (NESA)
http://www.nesa.com.au/
NESA is the peak industry body for the employment services industry in Australia.

Area Consultative Committees
http://www.acc.gov.au/
Area Consultative Committees (ACCs) are non-profit, community-based organisations funded by the Commonwealth Government under the Regional Assistance Programme.

Indigenous Community Volunteers
http://www.volindigenous.org.au/
The organisation is an independent, not-for-profit company that offers wide support to Indigenous communities to pursue their community development goals in their own way.

The Black Pages
http://www.blackpages.com.au/
Black Pages is Australia's first and only national on-line Indigenous Business and Community Enterprise Directory.