Closing the Gap
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Indigenous justice
Police should not be responsible for Closing the Gap targets, says commissioner
A review has found that NSW Police has no commitment to Closing the Gap targets for the state’s Indigenous population.
- by Michael McGowan
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Opinion
Voice to parliament
Post Voice, we need to confront uncomfortable truths. Let’s start with Mabo
The Mabo High Court decision is hailed as a great success for Indigenous people. But could it actually be an impediment to closing the gap?
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Analysis
Voice to parliament
Stumbling in the dark: Albanese wavers, Dutton reverses in vacuum after the Voice
After more than a year of argument about the Voice, the government has raised expectations about making a difference. But nobody has real plans in place.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Voice to parliament
Voting No? You may have this key assumption wrong
There’s compelling evidence that government-run, top-down programs to close the gap haven’t worked as well as Indigenous community controlled initiatives.
- by Ross Gittins
The tragedy that changed Megan’s mind on the Voice
Megan Krakouer’s initial response to the Voice was a ‘hard No’, but two events over the last two months triggered her to change her mind.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Would a Voice help Wilcannia? Elders deliver a resounding yeah, nah
Wilcannia’s pandemic experience shows why the town’s Aboriginal community needs a Voice, but there is scepticism towards what is on offer.
- by Chip Le Grand
Pearson pleads for reconciliation as Mundine claims Uluru statement a ‘declaration of war’
Yes advocate Noel Pearson will implore Australians to seize the chance to unify the nation a day after Nyunggai Warren Mundine claimed the Yes campaign is built on lies.
- by James Massola and Paul Sakkal
Analysis
Indigenous
Six graphs that reveal Closing the Gap outcomes since Rudd apology
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd committed to closing the gap for Indigenous Australians. What progress has been made since?
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Labor to pour $424m in funding to close the gap on water, housing
The Albanese government concedes some remote Indigenous towns do not have access to reliable drinking water, meaning their communities cannot run dialysis machines.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
‘Sick of the good intentions’: Pat Turner demands faster action on Indigenous disadvantage
The outspoken leader says governments “need to get their skates on”, and urged the country to back a Yes vote for the Voice.
- by Deborah Snow
One in seven Queensland Indigenous kids reported to child protection system
Data shows the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Queensland’s child protection system is increasing at every point.
- by Toby Crockford