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"Despite nearly 20 years of the
National Agreement on Closing the Gap, the
health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continues
to lag behind other Australians.
The most recent update from the Productivity Commission found only four of the
19 targets are on track. Areas such as imprisonment and suicide rates are
worsening.
If progress is stagnating at the state and federal levels of government, could
there be a role for local governments to address Indigenous political,
economic, social and health disadvantage?
One local council is investing in an alternative approach. The Tamworth
Regional Council in northern New South Wales is the first in Australia to
partner with Indigenous organisations on a local
Closing the Gap agreement."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
