The Strategy was released on Monday, 24 May 2010, by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, the Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Mark Arbib and the Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. Money management education and support services help people living in remote communities to develop the skills to be able to better manage their money. Family Income Management (FIM) is a money management education and support service. The service is voluntary, confidential and free.
Emergency Relief assists people in immediate financial crisis. The National Partnership Agreement on Indigenous Economic Participation supports the target set by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to halve the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within ten years.
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