Close The Gap Analysis

Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s Prime Minister, admits that Close the Gap, a program aimed to reduce inequality between Aborigines and nonnative Australians, has had mixed progress at best. Child mortality rates have fallen and high school graduation rates have risen, but figures contrasting life expectancy and employment between the groups aren’t satisfactory. The Australian government has been criticized for weak engagement with Aboriginal communities and misguided spending, and barriers of language, culture, and physical distance make healthcare difficult to attain. A report detailing this inadequacy urges the major Australian political parties to prioritize Aboriginal healthcare The author doesn’t offer a strong stance about the topic,