Productivity Commission report finds Australian governments are still making Indigenous disadvantage worse

State and territory governments are still making decisions that exacerbate disadvantage for Indigenous Australians three years after a landmark national agreement on Closing the Gap, a new report warns. Key points: Governments are not accountable for meeting Closing the Gap targets Queensland's bail laws are increasing already high rates of Indigenous incarceration The NT government failed to consult on changes to alcohol restrictions The Productivity Commission's first review of the 2020 national agreement says some governments continue to make choices that "disregard or contradict" their commitments. "The Queensland government made changes to bail laws that will mean more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people are incarcerated for longer periods of time," the report found. "Without stronger accountability for its implementation across all government organisations, the agreement risks becoming another broken promise to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people," it said. "These initiatives may result in new decision-making and accountability structures that could provide a further catalyst for changes to the way governments work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people," the report said. "