Links to Commonwealth Budget 2004-05: information of relevance to Indigenous health

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello delivered his ninth Commonwealth Budget on Tuesday evening, 11 May 2004. The following links provide information on the Budget and its implications for Indigenous health.

Full Budget details
Full Commonwealth Budget details are available at the official Budget website.

Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget 2004 – 2005
2004-05 Portfolio Budget Statements for the Health and Ageing Portfolio are available on the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing website. Part C discusses the performance of individual outcomes within the Department, and includes Outcome 7: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (PDF – 116 KB).

Information on Indigenous funding is included in the media statement More funds for Indigenous primary care from the Hon Tony Abbott, Minister for Health and Ageing.

Further general details regarding the Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget are available in Health and Ageing Budget at a glance and on the following web pages:

Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
2004-05 Portfolio Budget Statements (PDF – 2.9 MB – large file warning!) are available on the Department’s website.

Part C of the document includes sections on the following (view links to various sections)

• Aboriginal Hostels Limited;
• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies;
• Indigenous Business Australia;
• Indigenous Land Corporation; and
• Torres Strait Regional Authority.

Indigenous Affairs statements (released 11 May)

Australian Government announces new initiatives in Indigenous affairs – Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.
View media release

Other media releases

$20 million for the Indigenous community volunteers – Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
View media release (released 11 May)

$13 million for Indigenous youth employment consultants – Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
View media release (released 11 May)

Continuing our commitment to Indigenous learning – Minister for Education Science and Training (released 11 May)
View media release

$2.1 billion to accelerate Indigenous education outcomes – Minister for Education Science and Training (released 11 May)
View media release

$14 million to improve Indigenous student literacy – Minister for Education Science and Training (released 11 May)
View media release

$ 179 million boost for school-based Indigenous tutoring – Minister for Education Science and Training (released 11 May)
View media release

Indigenous education strategic initiatives programme – Minister for Education Science and Training (released 11 May)
View media release

Indigenous Australians Are Costello’s Forgotten People – Shadow Minister for Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs (released 12 May)
View media release

Indigenous Health Budget is $290 million short – Democrats Senator for New South Wales, Australian Democrats spokesperson for Indigenous Affairs (released 12 May)
View media release

2004 Budget – real issues in Aboriginal Health forgotten – NACCHO (released 12 May)
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Opportunity and Responsibility for Indigenous Australians – Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs (released 15 May)
View media release

ABC News articles

Govt shifts ATSIC funding to communities
View article (11 May)

Budget a mixed result for Indigenous people: ATSIC
View article (12 May)