Indigenous Info

• The Department of Aboriginal Affairs’ vision is to work in partnership with Aboriginal people in New South Wales to achieve social, economic and cultural independence, including developing policies and projects on community and social justice issues.
  
  
• The Indigenous Youth Guide to Getting a Fair Go has information about your rights and responsibilities as a consumer. Check it out before you buy a car, rent a home or apply for credit.
  
  
• If you are an Indigenous student, ABSTUDY payment may help you stay at school or go on to further studies.
  
  
• The Young Acheivement Australia Business Skills Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants aims to build the business skills and capacities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities.  During the program, participants establish, plan and operate a self-directed new business.
  
  
• The Aboriginal Community Programs unit of the NSW Department of Education and Training administers a range of funding programs which assist Aboriginal people in gaining employment and establishing small business.
  
  
• The Anti-Discrimination Board has advice on what you can do if you’re being treated unfairly because you’re an Indigenous person.
  
  
• Message Stick is the ABC’s portal to Indigenous Australian information on the Web. It is a comprehensive guide to Indigenous programs on ABC TV, radio and the Web, and also has an events listing and links to other Indigenous sites.
  
  
• Need legal advice? Lawstuff has contact info for Aboriginal Legal Services across NSW.
  
  
• The ReconciliACTION Network is a network of Indigenous and non-Indigenous young Australians from metropolitan, regional and rural Australia, which aims to encourage more young people to become active in the Reconciliation movement, and to support young people who are working to overcome racism in their communities.
  
  
• This background note on Indigeous Australian's Socioeconomic Indicators, from the Parliamentary Library, offers a brief guide to statistical descriptions of Indigenous Australians' socioeconomic situation.