The meeting opened with a Welcome to Country from Karl Telfer, Senior Kaurna Custodian. The Joint Council acknowledged the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the many lands and waters that members joined from, and paid respects to Elders past and present. The previous meeting of Joint Council was held on 3 December 2021 via videoconference.
The Australian Government is progressing on a commitment to train 500 new First Nations health workers to fill gaps across the health system, ahead of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap in Adelaide today.
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) is working hand-in-hand with the Australian Government to design the program to ensure it meets the needs of First Nations people, and the health services which care for them.
The Australian Government is progressing on a commitment to train 500 new First Nations health workers to fill gaps across the health system, ahead of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap in Adelaide today.
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) is working hand-in-hand with the Australian Government to design the program to ensure it meets the needs of First Nations people, and the health services which care for them.
PAT TURNER, CO-CHAIR JOINT COUNCIL ON CLOSING THE GAP: We’re very pleased to have Linda Burney as our new Minister for Indigenous Affairs. And at her first meeting of the Joint Council as my Co-chair.
PAT TURNER, CO-CHAIR JOINT COUNCIL ON CLOSING THE GAP: We’re very pleased to have Linda Burney as our new Minister for Indigenous Affairs. And at her first meeting of the Joint Council as my Co-chair.
Thank you very much, Minister Bintang.
Thank you very much for your generous hospitality and hosting today.
Excellencies, Ministers, it’s my pleasure to represent Australia today in support of Indonesia’s G20 Presidency.
Before I turn to my remarks today, I wish to acknowledge that today is Ukraine’s Independence Day and also marks six long months since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine. Australia condemns in the strongest terms this illegal and inhuman invasion.
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The young people of Mornington Island will get the opportunity to strengthen their cultural identity and explore their goals and aspirations with more than $850,000 supporting three activities for two years.
The funding from the Indigenous Advancement Strategy will deliver a Youth Hub activity ($370,000), an Engage Life and Learning activity ($280,000) and an On Country activity ($206,440).
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LINDA BURNEY, MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS: Good afternoon. We are on the beautiful Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. I'm here with Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, and also Nita Green who's a Senator for Queensland. We've had a fabulous morning meeting with community groups, including the Torres Strait Regional Council, and listening and talking about the Voice to Parliament. I'll hand over to the Prime Minister.