Albanese Marks 17th Anniversary of National Apology, Pledges $840 Million to Indigenous Communities

The investment will be rolled out over the next six years in partnership with the Northern Territory government and local Aboriginal organisations.

This picture shows the Opera House illuminated in the colours of the Aboriginal flag in Sydney on Australia Day on Jan. 26, 2023. Robert Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

Seventeen years after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a $842.6 million investment aimed at supporting remote Aboriginal communities.

The funding will support policing, women’s safety, education, and alcohol harm reduction.