Budget 2026-27: information of relevance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
Current topicThe Honourable Dr Jim Chalmers MP Treasurer, delivered his fifth Australian Government Budget on Tuesday evening, 12 May 2026.
The following links provide information on the Budget and its implications for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing.
Australian Government Budget details:
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- View website: Australian Government Budget 2026-27
- View: Budget 2026-27 – Resilience and reform
- Strengthening care and broadening opportunity, Broadening opportunity and increasing equality, Investing in First Nations communities and Closing the Gap
- View: Australian Government Budget 2026-27, Budget paper no. 3, Federal financial relations, Part 2: Payments for specific purposes: Health
- View: Australian Government Budget 2026-27, Portfolio budget statements: Health, Disability and Ageing portfolio
- View: Australian Government Budget 2026-27, Portfolio budget statements: Social Services portfolio
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
More detailed information on various components of Indigenous expenditure is available from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
For information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health:
The Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status 2025 provides information about: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations; the context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health; various measures of population health status; selected health conditions; and health risk factors.
Health sector responses and media coverage:
- View media release: Budget falls short for Aboriginal children despite community-led solutions on the table – SNAICC – National Voice for our Children
- View media release: Federal Budget signals risk of more of the same on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and suicide prevention – Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia
- View media release: Helpful, yes. Transformational, no – National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
- View news: Budget 2026: Remote jobs and health infrastructure key focus for Indigenous communities – NITV
- View news: Budget 2026-27 analysis: urgent care, public dental, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health – Croakey Health Media
- View news: Budget 2026-27: Delivering better outcomes for First Nations people – National Indigenous Australians Agency
- View news: Discriminatory measures acknowledged as Federal Budget changes signal a step closer to aged care fairness for survivors – The Healing Foundation
- View news: Federal Budget delivers $1.31b in Indigenous-specific measures, but reform gaps remain – National Indigenous Times
- View news: Rural communities must share in healthcare investment – Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
- View news: What’s in the 2026 budget for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people? – ABC
