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Department of Employment & Workplace Relations
Provide a range of programs and services to support Indigenous employment and economic development including;
• Indigenous Employment Centres – assist CDEP participants find long-term non-CDEP jobs and support they are in a job.
• Indigenous Small Business Fund – provides funding to Indigenous community based organizations to help Indigenous people learn about business, develop good business skills and expand their businesses.

Employment and business assistance for Indigenous Australians

The Department also has an Employment Services Toolbox which offers tools and strategies for Workers providing a service to Indigenous people.

Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Indigenous website

Centrelink
This Service provides useful information on the types of benefits that Indigenous people may be entitled to including assistance with employment issues.
Website Indigenous Australians Index

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
The Commission was established in 1986 by an act of the Federal Parliament. Their goal is to foster greater understanding and protection of human rights in Australia and to address the human rights concerns of a broad range of individuals and groups. It is an independent statutory organisation and report to the federal Parliament through the Attorney-General.

NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs
The Department works with Aboriginal people, government agencies, and the private and community sectors to promote the interests of Aboriginal people in NSW and reduce the inequity they continue to experience as a result of colonisation. The Department of Aboriginal Affairs is responsible for the Aboriginal Communities Development Program, a major housing and infrastructure program in Aboriginal communities. The ACDP Employment and Training Strategy is committed to providing training and employment opportunities for Aboriginal people in the communities in which it is being implemented. By working on ACDP projects and gaining both formal and on-the-job training, communities increase their self esteem as well as gaining the skills to maintain their assets into the future.

NSW Department of Education & Training
Aboriginal Education & Training Directorate
Provides a strategic framework for the development of state wide policies for Aboriginal education and training including;
• Provide leadership, advocacy and advice in relation to education and training for Aboriginal students and communities.
• Development of curriculum and resources to improve educational outcomes.
• Administer and monitor Commonwealth funding for Aboriginal education.
• Promote services and programs for Aboriginal education within NSW.
• Broaden the awareness of TAFE products and services for Aboriginal people through appropriate promotional activities.
• To support the professional development of Aboriginal education workers and targeted DET staff.

NSW Department of Commerce
Office of Industrial Relations
The NSW industrial relations system covers most unincorporated businesses in NSW (e.g. sole traders and partnerships) as well as some incorporated businesses operating in NSW (e.g. some charities and not-for-profit organisations). ATSI Information

NSW Premier’s Department
Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment
The EEO Program aims to achieve fair outcomes for everyone in Public Sector employment
and to enhance employment opportunities for the four identified EEO groups:
• Women
• Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
• Members of racial, ethnic and ethno-religious minority groups, and
• People with a disability.

Australian Institute of Family Studies
This was established by the Commonwealth Government in February 1980 to
promote the identification and understanding of factors affecting marital and family stability in Australia.
AIFS website:
Useful Reading Family and social factors, labour force status

NSW Aboriginal Infonet
This site is produced by the NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs to provide information on the services, community events and news stories relevant to Aboriginal people in NSW.
NSW Aboriginal Infonet website:

"Aboriginal Hunter" Gateway Website
This is a portal site which has been driven by the Indigenous community of the Hunter. The website includes contact details for a range of employment organisations in the Hunter Region.