TALS applies Commonwealth policy and welcomes people with Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander ancestry:
who self-identify as an Aboriginal person and / or Torres Strait Islander; and,
who are recognised as an Aboriginal person and / or Torres Strait Islander by the Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander community in which they live or have lived.
An income test is also applied: you must either be in receipt of a Centrelink benefit, or, if employed, earn less than $52,000 a year.