Government says updated Closing the Gap data highlights need for structural change
1 year, 6 months ago

Government says updated Closing the Gap data highlights need for structural change

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Life outcomes for Indigenous Australians are continuing to worsen, as initiatives to Close the Gap offer mixed outcomes in the pursuit of ending systemic disadvantage. Key points: New data has been released for a number of Closing the Gap targets by the productivity commission The data shows both positive and negative movement across outcome indicators, but overall the gap is not closing Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney says an Indigenous Voice is the structural reform needed to improve outcomes In the latest Productivity Commission data, which monitors life outcomes across 19 areas, delivers mixed results, with incremental shifts in the data across a range of areas, but currently, only four areas are on track to be met by 2031. Federal Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney says the broad lack of progress highlights the need for structural reform. Chief executive of the peak body for Indigenous Children Catherine Liddle says the state of care for children is particularly concerning, despite some positive changes in the data. The data around child protection is mixed, with the number of Indigenous children in out of home care increasing and progress towards the target worsening, but the number of substantiated child protection notifications is decreasing across the board.

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With the Closing the Gap Indigenous incarceration target going backwards, community-led groups say they've got answers
5 months, 1 week ago

With the Closing the Gap Indigenous incarceration target going backwards, community-led groups say they've got answers

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Felicity Chafer-Smith has found peace in painting after years in and out of the criminal justice system. "I am determined to work in partnership with First Nations Australians, the Coalition of Peaks and state and territory governments to bring about positive change," she said in a statement. Mr Button is concerned those Priority Reforms aren't being tracked "Until we get …

Damning assessment of governments to implement the National Agreement on Closing the Gap
11 months ago

Damning assessment of governments to implement the National Agreement on Closing the Gap

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Darren Plezina's local Aboriginal Medical Service has been his lifeline for the past 35 years. Ms Siegel-Brown said the final report of the first three-year review found state and federal governments' engagement with Indigenous communities was "tokenistic". The review found that state and federal governments are "failing" to implement what has been promised, and have provided recommendations: Power needs to …

On the 15th anniversary of the apology to the Stolen Generations, federal government unveils $424 million Closing the Gap plan
1 year, 10 months ago

On the 15th anniversary of the apology to the Stolen Generations, federal government unveils $424 million Closing the Gap plan

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The federal government has acknowledged there has been an "enormous failure" in attempts to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, as it unveils a fresh national plan and hundreds of millions of dollars of funding aimed at improving life outcomes for Indigenous Australians. Key points: The 2022 Closing the Gap Report showed limited progress on key targets for …

What will the Indigenous Voice to Parliament achieve? Three local change-makers weigh in
2 years, 1 month ago

What will the Indigenous Voice to Parliament achieve? Three local change-makers weigh in

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The federal National Party says it will oppose a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament because it will not "genuinely close the gap". "I'm hoping that what feeds back through the Voice to Parliament … shows what can make an impact, and then it's embedded in what we do and it's the norm," he says. Nathan Martin says: "We need …

Indigenous Closing the Gap measures to get $1 billion, as Aboriginal leaders warn the plan 'has to work'
3 years, 5 months ago

Indigenous Closing the Gap measures to get $1 billion, as Aboriginal leaders warn the plan 'has to work'

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the country's "ultimate test" is to enable every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boy or girl the same opportunities as "any other Australian child". Key points: The Prime Minister announced a new $1 billion "implementation plan" aimed at Closing the Gap Stolen Generations members from the NT and ACT will receive payments as part of …

Closing the Gap agreement reset with 16 new targets to improve lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
4 years, 5 months ago

Closing the Gap agreement reset with 16 new targets to improve lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

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All Australian governments have committed to 16 targets to tackle Indigenous disadvantage, after the previous Closing the Gap scheme largely failed in its aims, year after year. A network of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, the Coalition of Peaks, helped to develop the plan and has also signed on. The new targets: Close the Gap in life expectancy within …

Closing the Gap report shows only two targets on track as PM pushes for Indigenous-led refresh
4 years, 10 months ago

Closing the Gap report shows only two targets on track as PM pushes for Indigenous-led refresh

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Carol Quinn will tell you it's very hard to look after yourself, let alone your family, when you can't read or write properly. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Closing the Gap report proved a "top-down, government-knows-best" approach had failed to deliver what was needed. "Closing the Gap has never really been a partnership with Indigenous people," he said. "It …

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