Leaders close to signing revamped Closing the Gap targets

Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt (L) and Co-Chair of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap Pat Turner Source: AAP

A new national agreement signed last Friday, 3rd of July, will give Indigenous groups a greater say in Closing the Gap targets and how to achieve them. The renewed strategy now comprises sixteen targets replacing the previous iteration which has failed to overcome Indigenous disadvantage.

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