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Win for Indigenous people as ACT joins national Closing the Gap Partnership

Win for Indigenous people as ACT joins national Closing the Gap Partnership

By Ian Bushnell  29 March 2019 The ACT Government has formally joined a national Closing the Gap partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak bodies that gives Indigenous people a say in the development of new policies to change their poor life outcomes. Chief Minister Andrew Barr was the first State or Territory leader to sign ... Read More
 
NACCHO Aboriginal Health and Closing the gap

NACCHO Aboriginal Health and Closing the gap

Reconciling a policy mess: But research shows ACCHO’s significantly more effective at improving Indigenous health outcomes than the mainstream system. ” The present National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO )network provides a different working model for governments devolving decision-making power to the people directly affected. Research shows the network is significantly more effective at improving ... Read More