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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders at Attorney-General's Department (AGD)

AGD’s commitment to closing the gap is reflected in our Indigenous ‘Reconciliation Action Plan’.

AGD’s Indigenous Employee Network (IEN) provides support to its members and offers consolidated advice to the department on workplace issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. The IEN partners with other parts of the department to ensure recruitment, retention and career development opportunities are provided to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees within the department.

AGD recognises and supports Indigenous Australians through annual events including:

  • NAIDOC Week events
  • Eddie Mabo Day
  • National Reconciliation Week
  • Coming of the Light 
  • International Day of the World's Indigenous People 
  • National Sorry Day
  • Close the Gap Day 
  • The Anniversary of the Apology, and 
  • Australia Day – known to many Indigenous people as Survival Day.

AGS, through its pro bono program, provides free legal assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities requiring legal services.

We also support indigenous employment opportunities managed by other APS agencies including the:

The AGD Graduate Program has provided me with the opportunity to engage with a broad range of policy and legal areas across the Commonwealth.

-Gareth Ogilvie
Legal Officer at Attorney-General's Department (AGD) (Read full story)