Specialisation

Indigenous services — the open-data ledger

Every card links back to the source dataset on data.gov.au. The Productivity Commission's Indigenous Expenditure Report is the last comprehensive all-government aggregation; it was published in 2017 for 2015-16 and has not been updated. Current Commonwealth program spending is tracked year-by-year from published Portfolio Budget Statements.

Total direct Indigenous expenditure (all governments)
$33.4B
2015-16 (last published; report discontinued) · Productivity Commission — Indigenous Expenditure Report 2017
Commonwealth Indigenous programs (selected portfolios)
$4.9B
Includes NIAA, Health First Nations Health, Indigenous Business Australia, Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation, Aboriginal Hostels, AIATSIS and Torres Strait Regional Authority.
Commonwealth Indigenous programs (selected portfolios)
$4.9B
Year-on-year change: +$83.5M (1.7%).
Commonwealth major Indigenous programs since 2020
2019-20
$4.1B
estimate
2020-21
$4.3B
estimate
2021-22
$4.6B
estimate
2022-23
$4.9B
estimate
2023-24
$4.7B
estimate
2024-25
$4.9B
2025-26
$4.9B
Claim check

Does Indigenous services spending really reach $40 billion a year?

No published dataset supports a $40B/yr figure. The closest sourced numbers, from smallest to largest scope:

$4.94B
2025-26 — Commonwealth Indigenous portfolios (NIAA, First Nations Health, IBA, ILSC, AHL, AIATSIS, TSRA)
~$4.4B
NIAA administered funding (not "$30B" — that claim was fact-checked false)
$33.4B
2015-16 — total all-government expenditure on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Australians (direct + indirect share of mainstream services). Last edition; the PC report was discontinued.
$39.5B ✗
2023 Voice-referendum claim of "direct support each year". Rated misleading: it inflates the 2015-16 PC total and mislabels indirect/mainstream spend as "direct".

Bottom line: the only figure that gets near $40B is the ~$33.4B all-government total (direct + indirect) from 2015-16, inflation-adjusted. There is no current, published dataset showing $40B/yr in direct Indigenous services spending. If the PC report were re-run today it would plausibly land in the $35–45B range on the same methodology — but that number does not officially exist.

Expenditure datasets
722
Closing the Gap
1,329
Programme datasets
1,845
Total (this page)
3,896

Indigenous expenditure

Australian Ocean Data Network

Decision-makers seek to account for the socioeconomic values of environmental assets. However, understanding the available frameworks and data can be a barrier. We address this here by summarising the data used across four case studies (3 geographic regions and 3 socio-economic value frameworks) to demonstrate what data are available and how they are applied to support decisions in varied contexts

Updated 10/07/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

The Marine chapter of the 2021 State of the Environment (SoE) report incorporates multiple expert templates developed from streams of marine data. This metadata record describes the Expert Assessment "Pressures on the marine environment - recreational fishing". <strong><em>A PDF of the full Expert Assessment, including figures and tables (where provided) is downloadable in the "On-line Resources"

Updated 21/12/2025· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

The Marine chapter of the 2021 State of the Environment (SoE) report incorporates multiple expert templates developed from streams of marine data. This metadata record describes the Expert Assessment "Effectiveness of Management – Recreational fishing". <strong><em>A PDF of the full Expert Assessment, including figures and tables (where provided) is downloadable in the "On-line Resources" section

Updated 20/12/2025· notspecified
NSW Government

The New South Wales Government Gazette is the official channel for the circulation of Proclamations, Regulations, Government Notices, Private Legal Advertisements and other matters required to be published in the Government Gazette under the Statutes of New South Wales Government. <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been ret

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

No notes provided <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>Attorney General's Department [III]</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

No notes provided <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>Health Care Complaints Commission</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

No notes provided <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>New South Wales Ombudsman</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

No notes provided <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>Ausgrid</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

Annual Report of the New South Wales Skills Board <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>NSW Skills Board</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

No notes provided <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>Department of Education and Communities</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

No notes provided <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>South Western Sydney Area Health Service</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

No notes provided <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>Landcom</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

Report on the 2008 Local Government Elections - Lachlan Shire Council <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>New South Wales Electoral Commission</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

Auditor-General's Report to Parliament Volume Two 2012, Financial Audit Branch <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>Audit Office of New South Wales</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

NSW Ombudsman Annual Report 2013-2014 <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>New South Wales Ombudsman</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

No notes provided <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>Department of Premier and Cabinet</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

No notes provided <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>Sydney Opera House Trust</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba
NSW Government

Responsible Gambling Fund Annual Report 2014/15 <strong>Note:</strong> This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at transfer@mhnsw.au <strong>Agency</strong> <ul> <li>Responsible Gambling Fund</li> </ul>

Updated 19/12/2025· lsba

Closing the Gap

Australian Ocean Data Network

The National Reef Monitoring Network brings together shallow reef surveys conducted around Australia into a centralised database. The IMOS National Reef Monitoring Network sub-Facility collates, cleans, stores and makes this data rapidly available from contributors including: Reef Life Survey, Parks Australia, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia), Department

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

The National Reef Monitoring Network brings together shallow reef surveys conducted around Australia into a centralised database. The IMOS National Reef Monitoring Network sub-Facility collates, cleans, stores and makes this data rapidly available from contributors including: Reef Life Survey, Parks Australia, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia), Department

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

The National Reef Monitoring Network brings together shallow reef surveys conducted around Australia into a centralised database. The IMOS National Reef Monitoring Network sub-Facility collates, cleans, stores and makes this data rapidly available from contributors including: Reef Life Survey, Parks Australia, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia), Department

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

The National Reef Monitoring Network brings together shallow reef surveys conducted around Australia into a centralised database. The IMOS National Reef Monitoring Network sub-Facility collates, cleans, stores and makes this data rapidly available from contributors including: Reef Life Survey, Parks Australia, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia), Department

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

The National Reef Monitoring Network brings together shallow reef surveys conducted around Australia into a centralised database. The IMOS National Reef Monitoring Network sub-Facility collates, cleans, stores and makes this data rapidly available from contributors including: Reef Life Survey, Parks Australia, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia), Department

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

This record provides an overview of the scope and research output of the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub project "Northern Australian hotspots for the recovery of threatened euryhaline species". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata. Euryhaline elasmobranchs represent over half of the EPBC-listed threatened sharks and rays, with northern

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

This study considered a range of water-column and sediment (benthos) based variables commonly used to monitor estuaries,utilising estuaries on the North-West Coast of Tasmania (Duck, Montagu, Detention, and Black River). These included: salinity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, nutrient and chlorophyll a levels for the water-column; and sediment redox, organic carbon content, chlorophyll a and macroi

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

The National Reef Monitoring Network brings together shallow reef surveys conducted around Australia into a centralised database. The IMOS National Reef Monitoring Network sub-Facility collates, cleans, stores and makes this data rapidly available from contributors including: Reef Life Survey, Parks Australia, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia), Department

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

The National Reef Monitoring Network brings together shallow reef surveys conducted around Australia into a centralised database. The IMOS National Reef Monitoring Network sub-Facility collates, cleans, stores and makes this data rapidly available from contributors including: Reef Life Survey, Parks Australia, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia), Department

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

The National Reef Monitoring Network brings together shallow reef surveys conducted around Australia into a centralised database. The IMOS National Reef Monitoring Network sub-Facility collates, cleans, stores and makes this data rapidly available from contributors including: Reef Life Survey, Parks Australia, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia), Department

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

This record describes the following: 1) Code for detecting surface temperature mean and variance linear trend from 1982 to 2016. 2) Metrics (mean intensity, duration, and frequency) linear trend of marine cold spells from 1982-2016. This data can be used to plot a global data map of marine cold spell metrics linear trend.

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Australian Ocean Data Network

This study considered a range of water-column and sediment (benthos) based variables commonly used to monitor estuaries,utilising estuaries on the North-West Coast of Tasmania (Duck, Montagu, Detention, and Black River). These included: salinity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, nutrient and chlorophyll a levels for the water-column; and sediment redox, organic carbon content, chlorophyll a and macroi

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified

First Nations programmes

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

_This dataset is updated weekly. Please ensure that you use the most up-to-date version._ ##Background The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is Australia’s national regulator of charities. Since 3 December 2012, charities wanting to access Commonwealth charity tax concessions (and other benefits) need to register with the ACNC. Although many charities choose to regist

Updated 08/08/2026· Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

####_This dataset is updated weekly. Please ensure that you use the most up-to-date version._#### ### Background ### The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is Australia’s national regulator of charities. Since 3 December 2012, charities wanting to access Commonwealth charity tax concessions (and other benefits) need to register with the ACNC. Although many charities

Updated 08/08/2026· Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

### _NOTE: This dataset is updated weekly. Please ensure that you use the most up-to-date version._ ### The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is Australia’s national regulator of charities. Since 3 December 2012, charities wanting to access Commonwealth charity tax concessions (and other benefits), need to register with the ACNC. Although many charities choose to re

Updated 08/08/2026· Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is the national regulator of charities in Australia. Since 3 December 2012, charities wanting to access Commonwealth charity tax concessions (and other benefits), need to register with the ACNC. Although many charities choose to register, registration with the ACNC is voluntary. Each financial year, registered charities are require

Updated 08/08/2026· Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is the national regulator of charities in Australia. Since 3 December 2012, charities wanting to access Commonwealth charity tax concessions (and other benefits), need to register with the ACNC. Although many charities choose to register, registration with the ACNC is voluntary. Each financial year, registered charities are require

Updated 08/08/2026· Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is the national regulator of charities in Australia. Since 3 December 2012, charities wanting to access Commonwealth charity tax concessions (and other benefits), need to register with the ACNC. Although many charities choose to register, registration with the ACNC is voluntary. Each financial year, registered charities are requi

Updated 08/08/2026· Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Australian Ocean Data Network

The Northwest Shelf (NWA) HF ocean radar system covers an area which includes the Ningaloo Peninsula and the Ningaloo Reef to the west. The Ningaloo Reef is one of the longest and most pristine reefs in the world. The reef is rich in marine biodiversity, with shark whales, turtles and fish aggregations, and high primary and secondary productions which are controlled by the physical oceanographic

Updated 07/08/2026· notspecified
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

Historically, low-lying land adjacent to rivers and coastlines has been favoured for settlement as they provided sources of fresh water, food, transportation and waste disposal. These areas become affected by flooding during sufficiently heavy or prolonged rainfall, high tides or storm surges and cyclones. In the north-west of the State flooding is most likely to be caused by the summer monsoon or

Updated 07/08/2026· custom_active_acceptance
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation produces floodplain mapping of rivers and major watercourses and provides floodplain development advice to ensure that proposed floodplain development has adequate flood protection and does not impact on the existing flood regime of the area. This advice is related to major river flooding only and other issues, such as stormwater drainage and

Updated 07/08/2026· custom_active_acceptance
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation produces floodplain mapping of rivers and major watercourses and provides floodplain development advice to ensure that proposed floodplain development has adequate flood protection and does not impact on the existing flood regime of the area. This advice is related to major river flooding only. Other issues, such as stormwater drainage and envi

Updated 07/08/2026· custom_active_acceptance
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation produces floodplain mapping of rivers and major watercourses and provides floodplain development advice to ensure that proposed floodplain development has adequate flood protection and does not impact on the existing flood regime of the area. This advice is related to major river flooding only. Other issues, such as stormwater drainage and envi

Updated 07/08/2026· custom_active_acceptance
Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation produces floodplain mapping of rivers and major watercourses and provides floodplain development advice to ensure that proposed floodplain development has adequate flood protection and does not impact on the existing flood regime of the area. This advice is related to major river flooding only. Other issues, such as stormwater drainage and envi

Updated 07/08/2026· custom_active_acceptance