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Massive investment in remote housing and education for the NT

The Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peaks (Coalition of Peaks) welcomes the recent announcements by the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments of a landmark $4 billion dollar investment for housing in remote communities, and the significant agreement to fund all Northern Territory public schools fully and fairly by 2029.

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Draft Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap says governments at risk of breaking their commitments to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

The Productivity Commission today released a draft of its first review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap (National Agreement). The Productivity Commission has been commissioned by Australian governments and the Coalition of Peaks to undertake three yearly reviews of the implementation of the National Agreement with a focus on analysing progress of government commitments against the four Priority Reforms. 

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Urgent need for governments to implement the National Agreement on Closing the Gap in full as new data paints grim picture

The data update for the Closing the Gap Dashboard, released today, provides a new year of data for several socio-economic targets and supporting indicators within the National Agreement on Closing the Gap (National Agreement). These targets paint a grim picture and emphasise the need for all governments to urgently implement the National Agreement in full.

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Next step towards Closing the Gap

In a historic moment under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, today the Australian Government will release its second Closing the Gap Implementation Plan, alongside the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Organisations (Coalition of Peaks) annual Implementation Plan.

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Joint Council on Closing the Gap meets in Adelaide

The eighth meeting of Joint Council on Closing the Gap was held in Adelaide today, with representatives of the Coalition of Peaks attending alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs ministers from all jurisdictions and a representative from the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA).

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Elevating Indigenous voices

Pat Turner AM, Lead Convener of the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Organisations (Coalition of Peaks) and one of Australia’s most prominent Indigenous leaders, is working with all Australian governments to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, signed in 2020.

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More work needed to Close the Gap

The Closing the Gap Annual Data Compilation Report, released today, provides new information for nine socio-economic targets within the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The assessment of these targets paints a mixed picture, and emphasises the need for more resources to finally Close the Gap in life outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

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State of the environment report highlights need for improved action under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap

As Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, we have been saying for a long time that we need to have a much greater say in how programs and services are delivered to our people, in our own places, and on our own country. The Australia State of the Environment Report 2021, released last week, reiterates the importance of this.

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Joint Council locks in implementation plans and approves new justice policy partnership

The Coalition of Peaks representatives attended the sixth meeting of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap today, the meeting focused on the parties Implementation Plans. These plans outline the tangible actions that are to be taken to advance the four Priority Reforms and achieve the socio-economic outcomes committed to under the National Agreement.

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First Nations people: Driving their own futures by partnering with governments

The Coalition of Peaks, the collective voice of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled sector, are today proud to announce the public release of their first Implementation Plan under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. All Parties to the Agreement are responsible for publishing implementation plans that are responsive to the differing needs, priorities and circumstances of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and organisations across Australia.

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Coalition of Peaks welcomes new Commonwealth funding to close the gap

The Coalition of Peaks today welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement of more than $1billion over five years of new funding measures to close the gap in life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. The announcement comes as the Prime Minister tabled in Parliament the first Commonwealth Implementation Plan outlining how the Australian government will meet its commitments under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

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