The programs, which are currently spread out across seven different departments, will be rolled into the prime minister's portfolio, bringing with them more than $2 billion in Indigenous specific funding and 1700 staff.
Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion says the changes will put Indigenous affairs at the front of government policy and reduce time-consuming coordination and red-tape.
Native title policy, arts programmes and Aboriginal Legal Services will stay with the Attorney-General's Department.
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