Latest Closing the Gap News

Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy Radio interview: ABC Darwin Drive
Doorstop – Darwin
$2 million boost for throughcare supports in the Northern Territory
Second Productivity Commission Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap
First Co-Chair of Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee appointed
Refurbished tech keeps soldiers connected
Cultural Grant recipients nurture culture and community connection across NSW
Emily’s Love Language Is Education
How the next generation of teachers can better Australia’s education system
Remote Kimberley Airstrip Upgrade Delivered
Local government funding inquiry to hear from the National Indigenous Australians Agency and the Department of Education
National statement on First Nations in agriculture, fisheries and forestry
Tamworth to host Aboriginal business leaders as NSW builds economic ‘Foundations of Tomorrow’
Advocacy organisations oppose plans to revive harmful welfare penalties
$180 Million For First Nations Health Infrastructure
ABC Radio – Alice Springs Breakfast
Television Interview – ABC News Breakfast
Commissioner Appalled By New Closing Gap Figures
Commissioner Appalled By Closing Gap Figures
Rising Indigenous employment figures welcome, but don’t capture today’s reality
Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy Radio interview – ABC Radio National Breakfast
Australian Prime Minister Television interview – ABC News Breakfast
Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy Television interview – ABC News Breakfast
Closing Gap Preschool Enrolments Target Met
Indigenous Australians want to use cultural medicines more often, but access remains difficult
Cook Government unveils new child protection practice framework
New NT child safety laws ignore expert warnings, fail vulnerable children
Shared Decision-Making Committee Meeting
Closing The Gap in Doomadgee with $3.7 million critical infrastructure investment
Interim committee to lead Boomanulla Oval’s transition to community control
First sod turned for Bourke’s new Aboriginal Child and Family Centre
Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy Radio interview: ABC Radio Darwin Mornings
Indigenous Centre of Vocational Excellence to strengthen First Nations skills and jobs
Australia’s glowing report card to the UN ignores a youth justice system in crisis
National Roundtable Calls for Urgent Action on Murdered and Disappeared Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women and Children
Culturally Tailored Care Lifts Healthy Birth Rates
Closing The Gap in Torres Strait, Far North with $13 million critical infrastructure investment
Phone service established for First Nations people with disability
Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy Television interview: NITV The Point
Partnership to Unearth First Nations Languages from Australian Museum Archives
GBK Secures First Nations Skills Funding for Torres and Endeavour Straits
Celebrating Language, Culture And People
2026 Tiwi Festival Keeping Culture Strong
Investing In Tomorrow’s First Nations Leaders Today
Australian Human Rights Commission disappointed with Australian Government’s response to major human rights review of Australia
Djabugay officer drives deadly change
Albanese Government lectures others on human rights but does nothing new at home
New Kids Hub set to open as mental health services reach thousands in the ACT