Minister for Indigenous Australians
The CEO of the National Indigenous Australians Agency, Jody Broun has announced she will be stepping down from her role on Friday 29 August 2025.
I would like to thank Ms Broun, a proud Yinjibarndi woman from Western Australia's Pilbara region, for her leadership of the National Indigenous Australians Agency and for helping to guide this important organisation through a period of positive change.
On behalf of the Australian Government and First Nations Australians, I thank Ms Broun for her contribution to the National Indigenous Australians Agency and dedication to improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
During her term, Ms Broun has championed reforming the way Government does business with Indigenous Australians, advocating for genuine partnership approaches, community led co-design and self determination to bring about better outcomes for First Nations people.
She has been instrumental in developing national policy reforms including replacing the Community Development Program, establishing the Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme and expanding the Indigenous Rangers Program. Ms Broun's leadership included negotiations with state and territory governments on the National Strategy for Food Security in Remote First Nations communities and the Central Australia Plan.
Ms Broun has focused on strengthening the integrity of our investments through the Indigenous Advancement Strategy, establishing the Integrity Group of the NIAA in 2023. She has shifted the balance of a third of her staff being outside Canberra to now more than half, with a greater focus on remote Australia.
Ms Broun leaves with my deepest respect and gratitude.
The Government will begin a process to fill the position in the coming weeks.
