NSW CAPO (Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations)

The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) has withdrawn from the NSW Closing the Gap framework following ongoing failures by the NSW Government to deliver genuine partnership, shared decision-making and accountability.

NSWALC will cease participating and will end the NSW Closing the Gap Partnership Grant 2025–28 Funding Agreement from 31 October 2026.

LALCs should continue to assess and participate in Closing the Gap opportunities where doing so delivers practical benefits for Communities and advances LALC and Aboriginal people’s interests. NSWALC will continue to advocate strongly for the rights and interests of Aboriginal Communities and Local Aboriginal Land Councils, including relating to land rights, housing, economic prosperity, Aboriginal culture and heritage protection, Aboriginal water rights and government accountability.

NSWALC will continue to work on the Supporting Local Partnerships project -  supporting local place based partnerships in Tamworth, Orange, Western Sydney and Far Western NSW and land, water and housing Closing the Gap funded initiatives.