It’s been one year since the unsuccessful Voice Referendum and the Federal Government still seems to be avoiding Indigenous issues. Indeed according to the latest Productivity Commission report, only five of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track and some are even going backwards.
There has been an abysmal lack of progress by a succession of Australian governments, with a range of policies and programs that have consistently failed Indigenous people and communities. It’s time for this Government to get back on the front foot, listen to and empower First Nations peoples to make decisions about their lives and needs, and get serious about funding and delivering frontline services.