Latest Closing the Gap News

Gap Can Close When Support Hits Ground
Lower Energy Bills For More WA Social Housing Tenants
Press Conference – Darwin 9 October
Backing Territory businesses to invest, grow and create jobs
New program aims to build strong Aboriginal families from the very beginning
New Water Treatment Plant Works Begin In Djarindjin
Strengthening Aboriginal-led organisations in Mid West, Gascoyne
Landmark new research reveals economy-wide 16% Indigenous Pay Gap
‘Support what we know works’: AMSANT calls on services sector to back Aboriginal community control
Australia’s youth justice crisis needs national leadership. The Senate inquiry is helpful but isn’t enough
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders backed with jobs and training opportunities
More than 2 million Indigenous people lived in Australia in 1788: new research
Six New Homes For Angurugu Community On Groote Eylandt
New strategy to drive growth and innovation for Aboriginal businesses in NSW
Energy efficiency improvements to over 300 homes in remote South Australia First Nations communities
$2 million investment for Call It Out First Nations racism register
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