Lidia Thorpe: ‘We need to scrap Closing the Gap’

Lidia Thorpe: ‘We need to scrap Closing the Gap’

This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told parliament it must face up to the fact only five of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track, as he handed down the government's annual implementation plan. Pledging an $842.6m investment in the Northern Territory over the next six years, the prime minister said closing the gap is about acknowledging what’s working and what

On Closing the Gap, some context on barriers to progress

In reviewing the latest Closing the Gap report and related implementation plans, it’s important to consider the wider political and policy context to understand some of the barriers to progress. Alison Barrett and Melissa Sweet write: Before considering the Commonwealth […]