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Outback Stores Pty Ltd
Outback Stores
2006 – present
Commonwealth company that manages community-owned food stores in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, aiming to improve food security, nutrition and local employment.
How it came into existence
Incorporated in 2006 as a proprietary company, initially a wholly owned subsidiary of Indigenous Business Australia, under an Australian Government initiative to improve the supply of healthy food in remote communities; it later became directly owned by the Commonwealth.
Main functions
- Management of remote community stores
- Supply of affordable and healthy food
- Store infrastructure and supply-chain services
- Training and employment of local Indigenous staff
- Nutrition programs
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- Type of body
- Commonwealth company, limited by shares
- Portfolio
- Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Accountable authority
- Board
- ABN
- 63 120 661 234
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to the latest release (30 June 2026))
Government records and websites
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