“The Morrison Government has embarked on one of the most ambitious Indigenous policy reform agendas, focusing on empowering Indigenous Australians, creating ...
The Remote Engagement Program is also progressing, with the rollout to now occur in July 2024 following a full and genuine co-design process. The Indigenous Business Australia’s Indigenous Home Ownership Program (IHOP) will also be extended by two years to 2024–25, at a cost of $7.7 million. The funding out to 2028 will establish new ranger groups, bring more Indigenous women into ranger work, and provide pathways for young people as well as broadening opportunities to develop fee-for-service opportunities. The 2022-23 Budget measures build on the Morrison Government’s long term commitment to Closing the Gap, and providing a stronger future for Indigenous Australians. This will support 1,000 jobs in regional Australia for another two years and support around 1,600 Indigenous families to access home loans and either enter the housing market, or build their own homes. To create more jobs while caring for Country and build skills, as well as bolstering disaster resilience and recovery, the Morrison Government is going to more than double the highly successful Indigenous Ranger Program.
Senator the Hon Zed Seselja, Minister for International Development and the Pacific. 29 March 2022. As part of our plan for a stronger future, the Morrison ...
Together with our partners in the Pacific and Timor-Leste, we continue to prioritise quality, climate-resilient infrastructure that does not add to unsustainable debt burdens. “Australia has bolstered our support to the Pacific in light of the ongoing challenges faced by the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a very important and crucial step towards our shared recovery across the region. The Government has doubled the lending “headroom” for the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific from $1.5 billion to $3 billion to respond to demand from the region and to demonstrate the strength of our partnerships. Minister for International Development and the Pacific Zed Seselja said the Government will deliver a record $1.85 billion in ODA to the Pacific in 2022-23. Under our Pacific Step-Up, the Government will provide a further $324.4 million to partner with our Pacific family on the regional response to COVID-19. Of this $314 million will be a temporary and targeted ODA measure.