National Indigenous Australians Agency

{{Short description|Federal Indigenous affairs agency in Australia}}

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| agency_name = National Indigenous Australians Agency

| logo = National Indigenous Australians Agency logo.svg

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| formed = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|07|01}}

| jurisdiction = Australian Government

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| minister1_name = Malarndirri McCarthy

| minister1_pfo = Minister for Indigenous Australians

| chief1_name = Jody Broun

| chief1_position = CEO

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| parent_department = Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

| website = {{Official website|https://www.niaa.gov.au/}}

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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.

Created in July 2019, under then Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the Agency is responsible to the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy and is an executive agency of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, replacing the Department's Indigenous Affairs Group. The inaugural Chief Executive Officer was retired Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Ray Griggs. Jody Broun became the CEO in February 2022.{{cite news |last1=Dingwall |first1=Doug |title=Jody Broun to become chief executive of National Indigenous Australians Agency |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7578414/jody-broun-to-become-chief-executive-of-national-indigenous-australians-agency/ |access-date=12 January 2022 |publisher=Canberra Times}}

== 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,{{cite web|url=https://www.indigenous.gov.au/news-and-media/stories/hon-ken-wyatt-am-mp-minister-indigenous-australians|title= The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP - Minister for Indigenous Australians|date=29 May 2019|website=Australia. Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|accessdate=10 January 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/ministry|format=|title=Prime Minister's Media Release|work=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|date= 26 May 2019|accessdate=4 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/news-centre/indigenous-affairs/prime-minister-announces-new-national-indigenous-australians-agency|title= Prime Minister announces new National Indigenous Australians Agency |date= 12 June 2019|website=Australia. Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|archive-date=17 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617124242/https://www.pmc.gov.au/news-centre/indigenous-affairs/prime-minister-announces-new-national-indigenous-australians-agency}}

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. [https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019G00474 Order to Establish the National Indigenous Australians Agency as an Executive Agency] (29/5/2019)