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The Aboriginal Engagement Directorate (AED) works to build positive relationships between Aboriginal people and the WA Government to deliver mutual and lasting benefits by:
- developing a whole-of-government Aboriginal affairs strategy focusing on engagement, leveraging economic opportunity and systems reform
- shaping the State's approach and engagement with Native Title groups and Aboriginal communities to resolve claims and leverage community defined opportunities
- partnering and building relationships with communities to deliver positive outcomes, through implementation of agreements and projects.
Supporting the Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) Sector
Information about the WA Government's support for the ACCO sector.
Closing the Gap WA Implementation Plan
The WA Government is committed to eliminating the gap in life outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians.
Aboriginal Advisory Council of WA
The Council provides advice on matters relating to the interests and wellbeing of people of Aboriginal descent.
Covid-19 coronavirus
Information on safety and support measures to protect remote Aboriginal communities.
Aboriginal youth wellbeing
Towards a comprehensive, whole-of-government response on Aboriginal youth suicide.
Native Title
Rights and interests relating to land or waters held by Aboriginal people under their traditional laws and customs, and recognised by the common law.
South West Native Title Settlement
Information about the most comprehensive native title agreement negotiated in Australian history.
Yamatji Nation Indigenous Land Use Agreement
The Agreement was Conclusively Registered on 26 October 2020.
Dampier Peninsula project
A program to capitalise on the economic development opportunities for Aboriginal businesses and communities arising from the sealing of the Broome-Cape Leveque road.
Land Enterprise and Economic Development
Looking toward a whole-of-government strategy for Aboriginal Economic Development.
The Wadjemup Project
A partnership to acknowledge the history and ongoing impacts of Aboriginal incarceration and segregation on Wadjemup (Rottnest Island) from 1838-1931.
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