The National Indigenous Council was an appointed advisory body to the Australian Government through the Ministerial Taskforce on Indigenous Affairs established in November 2004 and chaired by Dr Sue Gordon, a Western Australian Magistrate. It first met in December 2004 and wound up in early 2008.
Terms of Reference of the Council were to provide expert advice to government on improving outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
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