What is Closing the Gap policy in Australia?
Closing the Gap is a strategy that that aims to improve the life outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with respect to health and wellbeing, education, employment, justice, safety, housing, land and waters, and languages.
What are the five targets of the Closing the Gap program in Australia?
These were: early childhood, schooling, health, economic participation, healthy homes, safe communities, governance and leadership. The Commonwealth Government has delivered an annual report on progress on Closing the Gap since the National Indigenous Reform Agreement was established.
Has Australia closed the gap?
That is why in 2019, the Council of Australian Governments and the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Organisations signed the Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap. This historic Partnership places Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as shared decision-makers at the table.
Why is the Close the Gap campaign so important to Australia?
In general, non-Indigenous Australians have greater opportunities to obtain better housing and healthcare and have higher rates of employment. Closing the Gap aims to breach the health gap and disparity in mortality rates and living standards between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Is Closing the Gap a legislation?
In November 2009, the Rudd Government introduced legislation to reverse the suspension of the operation of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, redefine ‘Income Management’ and address other elements of the NTER, later rebadged as ‘Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory’.
What are the key elements of the Close the Gap campaign?
The key elements of the Close the Gap Campaign are: A partnership with Indigenous peoples and their representatives. A targeted approach to achieving Indigenous health equality, focusing on a wide range of health conditions and health determinants. Support for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.
What are strategies for Closing the Gap?
7 Steps to Close the Gap
- Target Setting.
- Needs-Based Funding.
- Focus on Services.
- Training.
- Management.
- Continuous Quality Improvement.
- Learning from national and international experience.
What are the priority targets in the 2020 Closing the Gap report?
Two of the continuing targets are on track. The target to have 95 per cent of Indigenous four year-olds enrolled in early childhood education by 2025. The target to halve the gap for Indigenous Australians aged 20–24 in Year 12 attainment or equivalent by 2020.