Author:
Michelle Grattan
(MENAFN- The Conversation) The federal government has released its latest implementation plan for Closing the Gap on Indigenous disadvantage.
What are multiple gaps are still vast, with many areas not on track to meet their targets.
After the failed Voice referendum, the government is looking to the next steps for First Nations people. To discuss this week's policy announcement, the centrepiece of which is a $700 million jobs program for people in remote areas, we're joined by Malarndirri McCarthy, senator for the Northern Territory and Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians.
McCarthy says:
On what has to be done:
On why progress can be so difficult:
On treaty and truth telling, McCarthy urges patience:
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