The Minister for Indigenous Australians in the

Government of Australia The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federalism, federal parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Like other Westminster system, Westminster-sty ...

is a position which holds responsibility for affairs affecting

Indigenous Australians Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...

. Previous ministers have held various other titles since the position was created in 1968, most recently Minister for Indigenous Affairs. Since 1 June 2022 it has been held by Linda Burney.

Current minister and role

Linda Burney was sworn in as part of the Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022. She took over the role from

Ken Wyatt Kenneth George Wyatt (born 4 August 1952) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022, representing the Division of Hasluck for the Liberal Party. He is the first Indigenous Australian el ...

, who was the first Indigenous Australian appointed to the role, and the first minister named as Minister for Indigenous Australians. The role assumes responsibility for matters concerning

Aboriginal Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to: *Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology * Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area *One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...

and

Torres Strait Islander Torres Strait Islanders () are the Indigenous Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal people of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped ...

people in Australia, and is responsible for the National Indigenous Australians Agency.

Portfolio

In the

, the Minister administers the portfolio through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and a range of other government agencies, including: * Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC) **

Indigenous Coordination Centres Indigenous Coordination Centres or ICCs are regional offices of the Australian Government Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination. Indigenous Coordination Centres (ICC) are responsible for the provision and distribution of services to Indigenou ...

* Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) * Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) *

Indigenous Land Corporation The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) is an Australian federal government statutory authority with national responsibilities to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to acquire land and to manage assets to achieve cultural ...

(ILC) *

Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner An office is a space where an organization's employees perform administrative work in order to support and realize objects and goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific dut ...

* Anindilyakawa Land Council * Central Land Council * Northern Land Council * Tiwi Land Council

List of ministers

Indigenous affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Indigenous Affairs, or any precedent titles:

Reconciliation

Notes : Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and

Lance Barnard Lance Herbert Barnard AO (1 May 19196 August 1997) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1974 and held senior ministerial office in the Whitlam Government, most no ...

for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.

References

External links

* {{Australian federal ministerial portfolios

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