Senate debates

Thursday, 5 August 2021

Questions without Notice

Closing the Gap

2:08 pm

Photo of Anne RustonAnne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

As part of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, we've set out four priority reforms to fundamentally change how governments and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples work together. The implementation plan that was announced today details how governments will do our part in achieving these reforms. It highlights the real and practical actions to be taken across all areas of government and, most importantly, it commits funding to actions that will ensure we get there.

Importantly, all governments will work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders with an increasing level of accountability, transparency and responsibility. This reflects the new model of working together. We'll prioritise investments so that we are all responding to the evidence and doing things that will make the most difference. The Morrison government is committed to working with Indigenous Australians to deliver the outcomes needed to close the gap.

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