Closing the Gap will fail without ‘fundamental change’, scathing report finds

Agreed reforms have not been prioritised and landmark agreement on Indigenous outcomes is doomed without urgent changes, Productivity Commission says

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The Closing the Gap agreement on improving Indigenous outcomes will fail without fundamental changes, the Productivity Commission has warned, adding that successive governments have failed to fully grasp" the challenges.

In a scathing report, the Productivity Commission has called for urgent changes to rescue the landmark agreement, accusing the federal government of weak" action on key areas, not fulfilling its promises and a disregard" for the suggestions of Indigenous communities. It says efforts to eliminate institutional racism in areas like justice and health have received little effort".

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