2025–26 National Indigenous Australians Agency Annual Report

The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) Annual Report for 2025–26 was tabled in Parliament on 23 October 2026.

The Report provides an overview of the NIAA’s activities throughout 2025–26. It outlines the Agency’s key achievements, performance results and financial statements, and showcases our achievements and ongoing deliverables to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are heard, recognised and empowered.

Throughout the year, the NIAA worked in partnership with First Nations communities and all levels of government to deliver meaningful outcomes. 

Some of the key work achieved over the last 12 months includes:

• responding proactively to fuel shortages to minimise impact on remote First Nations communities
• partnering with the Coalition of Peaks and all jurisdictions to develop a Joint Council response to the first independent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led review of the National Agreement, while supporting implementation of the Productivity Commission's first review to accelerate progress on Closing the Gap
• supporting the delivery of 179 new homes in remote Northern Territory communities through the $4 billion Northern Territory Remote Housing Package
• progressing the Low-Cost Essentials Subsidy Scheme and National Code of Practice for Remote Store Operations, with 120 stores enrolled by 30 June 2026 to improve access to affordable, healthy food and strengthen governance, operations and health standards
• expanding employment opportunities through the Remote Jobs and Economic Development (RJED) program and establishment of the Remote Australia Employment Service, with RJED funding exceeding $950 million, more than 3,000 jobs created to date, and around 40,000 job seekers supported across more than 1,200 communities
• growing the Indigenous Rangers Program through funding for an additional 82 groups, bringing the total to 320 nationwide. Women now comprise more than 44 per cent of the ranger workforce, and the program remains on track to deliver 3,800 Indigenous Ranger jobs by 2028.