If you are feeling unwell and think you may have COVID-19 symptoms, contact Health Direct on 1800 022 222 (Freecall). Official information about COVID-19 from the NSW Government. Resources and information on support for Aboriginal people can be found at the COVID-19 and Aboriginal Communities – Essential Information page.
Aboriginal languages across the State will continue to be taught, learned and translated through a range of projects funded through the NSW
Government’s Aboriginal Languages Community Investment Program.
The NSW Government today announced $350 million for vital Aboriginal programs to further support some of the most vulnerable people and families in the state.
Bundjalung artist Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft will be the inaugural recipient of the NSW Aboriginal Creative Fellowship.
24-August-2015
NSW has the largest Indigenous population in Australia and it is one of the fastest growing. In the 2011 Census, of the additional Indigenous Australians counted, 28.9% lived in NSW. Only Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory had a faster growth rate in their respective census counts.
Aboriginal Affairs contracted the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) to explore this increase. The report from this study is available here