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Closing the Gap

Resources

Local Solutions

A New Way of Working Together

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Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly
Ian Trust in front of an Indigenous mural
Prioritising children in West Kimberley

Chapter One: Appreciating Our National Culture

Indigenous people walking through the bush, photo taken from behind
Cultural walks in Wadeye
Photo of group of participants, sitting and standing on the back of an old truck
Literacy success at Spinifex, Western Australia
Indigenous elder dressed in traditional dress, holding a smoking bowl up in the air, with ATSI and Australian flags in the background
Repatriation of ancestral remains
Indigenous girl, Alkira Blair-Bain, holding her Aboriginal Student of the Year award
Young Alkira takes out NSW leadership award

Chapter Two: Infancy and Early Childhood

Four smiling indigenous girls lying on the floor in a circle, linking hands
Cultural learning at Kalwun, Queensland
Indigenous children sitting at a desk with an early learning educator
Gumala supporting early childhood learning in the Pilbara, Western Australia
Five women sitting outside smiling at the camera, in front of the ATSI and Australian flags
Supporting mothers and babies in Armidale
Preschool students sitting on the floor of their classroom, listening to an Indigenous man playing the didgeridoo
Wiradjuri learning in Tumut, New South Wales

Chapter Three: Education

Indigenous boy smiling to camera, with a coastline in the background
Cathy Freeman Foundation, Horizons Project
Photo of Indigenous participants and leaders sitting on outdoor stadium seating with the Prime Minister and Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Community drives school attendance in Fregon, South Australia
Two Indigenous students holding a camera and tripod with coastline behind them
Developing tomorrow's Indigenous marine leaders
Indigenous woman and child sitting on a park bench reading a book
Literacy for Life in Brewarrina, Western New South Wales
Indigenous student smiling and standing in front of Indigenous Youth Mobility Pathways banner
Supporting youth pathways

Chapter Four: Employment

A young Indigenous woman with bushland in the background
Ashlen's success after Indigenous Apprenticeships Programme
Indigenous man crouching down with a stick in his hand, a river in the background
Cape York Biosecurity officers protecting Queensland coast
Members of the Community Development Program Ironbark project, standing together holding certificates
CDP programme delivering in constructions jobs, Ironbark NT
Indigenous man sitting in a white van with Action Buses logo on the side
Driving success in the ACT
Indigenous woman in line with other Indigenous recruits in the Indigenous Development Program
Indigenous defence force careers
Indigenous man sitting on lawn mower smiling, at a golf course
Jobactive delivers for young Daniel
Female Indigenous youth holding her 2016 National NAIDOC Award
Kununurra young apprentice of the year, Western Australia
Truwana rangers caring for country in Tasmania

Chapter Five: Economic Development

Dreamtime Tuka founder standing with flight crew, holding some Dreamtime Tuka food, in front of a plane
DreamTime Tuka takes bush foods to the world
Timber workers in safety clothing cutting timber
Gunyangara township lease to boost economic development, Northern Territory
Indigenous Digital Excellence Flint Programme banner on the ground with robot type machines sitting on it
Indigenous innovation through Flint programme
Participants in the Indigenous Startup Weekend, standing on stage giving a presentation
Indigenous Startup Weekend in Brisbane, Queensland
Members of the Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginaol Corporation standing or crouching on the banks of some water, waving to camera
Social enterprise in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory

Chapter Six: Healthy Lives

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Amata healthy fun run in South Australia
Indigenous children sitting at a table eating
Collaboritive approach to school nutrition in Lajumanu, NT
A group of people sitting, meeting with the Prime Minister in an office
Community led responses to suicide prevention
Photograph of Indigenous man Lance McDonald with sunglasses on, smiling at the camera
Community led solution to reduce petrol sniffing
Members of the Apunipima Healthy Lifestyles and Diabetes team in an office
Healthy lifestyles in Pormpuraaw, Queensland
A female and male member of the Indigenous Wellbeing Centre, sitting together with an IWC brochure in front of them
Holistic approach to health care in Bundaberg
Indigenous girl smiling, standing in front of a soccer goal
Kicking goals in Borroloola

Chapter Seven: Safe and Strong Communities

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Communities trialling cashless debit card in SA, WA
A large group of polititians, community members and Indigenous community members in traditional attire, standing in front of Parliament House
Communities unite against domestic and family violence
A group of Indigenous men in safety clothing looking at the camera, some standing in a line, others crouched in front
Community construction rebuilds Galiwin'ku houses
Two male members of the Australian Army, in uniform, with three Indigenous girls, standing in front of some Indigenous rock art
Community development in Laura, Queensland
First Class Constable Shane Bianchard smiling with a joey kangaroo in his arms
Community engagement officers supporting safety in the Northern Territory

Videos

Introduction

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The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP
Prime Minister of Australia

Executive Summary

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Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion
Minister for Indigenous Affairs

Chapter One: Appreciating Our National Culture

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Aboriginals looking after land and cultural sites
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
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Singing the Train
AIATSIS

Chapter Two: Infancy and Early Childhood

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Being proud and strong
DET Queensland
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Literacy Strategies in Indigenous early childhood education
DET Queensland
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Numeracy Strategies in Indigenous early childhood education
DET Queensland

Chapter Three: Education

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2016 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Marine Science program
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Marine Science
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Ausco Modular Indigenous Community Engagement
Ausco Modular
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Indigenous Digital Excellence Flint Programme
National Centre of Indigenous Excellence
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Renée Coffey
Australian Indigenous Education Foundation
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Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham
Minister for Education and Training
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The Aranda Tribe Ride for Pride

Chapter Four: Employment

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Community Excellence, Whitehaven coal Maules Creek
NSW Mining
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Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash
Minister for Employment, Minister for Women
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SIRP Rangers
GBRMPA

Chapter Five: Economic Development

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Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation
Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation
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Australia's first Indigenous Startup Weekend
Indigenous Startup Weekends
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INDIGI
INDIGI Asbestos Demolition Removals NSW

Chapter Six: Healthy Lives

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John Moriarty Football (Shadeene Evans)
The Nangala Project
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Simple Surgery is Keeping Aboriginal Culture Alive
Fred Hollows Foundation
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The Glen Centre 2016
The Glen Centre
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The Hon Greg Hunt MP
Minister for Health
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The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP
Minister for Indigenous Health, Minister for Aged Care

Chapter Seven: Safe and Strong Communities

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Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme (ACCAP)
Australian Army HQ
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Low Aromatic Fuel (LAF)
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Senator the Hon George Brandis QC
Attorney-General
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Support after Prison
Outcare Western Australia
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The Hon Christian Porter
Minister for Social Services