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National Indigenous Australians Agency

The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) is an Australian Public Service agency of the Australian Government. It is responsible for whole-of-government coordination of policy development, program design, and service delivery for Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people, who are grouped under the term Indigenous Australians.

History
The agency was first announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 26 May 2019 after the return of the Liberal-National Coalition to government at the 2019 federal election. Morrison announced a ministerial reshuffle and machinery of government changes, which elevated Ken Wyatt into cabinet as the Minister for Indigenous Australians, and the creation of the National Indigenous Australians Agency within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, replacing the Indigenous Affairs Group within the department. The National Indigenous Australians Agency was listed in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 May 2019, to be formally established on 1 July 2019 under the Public Service Act 1999. == Governance and responsibilities ==
Governance and responsibilities
The National Indigenous Australians Agency is responsible to the Minister for Indigenous Australians and is an executive agency of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. == Structure and staffing ==
Structure and staffing
The NIAA is led by a CEO, Jody Broun, and two Deputy CEOs each with distinct responsibilities. The NIAA has staff working across Australia, with 41 per cent of staff located outside Canberra in other capital cities and regional and remote areas. ==See also==
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