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Indigenous issues rule parliament amid mixed results on Gap targets

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten speaks on the Closing The Gap report (AAP)

Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten speaks on the Closing the Gap report in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra Source: AAP

Recognition of Indigenous Australians in the Constitution, Labor plans to compensate victims of the Stolen Generations and a summit on child removal have dominated federal parliament. The proposals come as Australia learned only three out of seven Closing The Gap targets are on track.


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By Sonja Heydeman, Công Minh

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Recognition of Indigenous Australians in the Constitution, Labor plans to compensate victims of the Stolen Generations and a summit on child removal have dominated federal parliament. The proposals come as Australia learned only three out of seven Closing The Gap targets are on track.



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