Through this Agreement, the Parties commit to working together with Indigenous Australians to Close the Gap in Indigenous disadvantage. COAG has agreed to the following targets: - closing the life expectancy gap within a generation;
- halving the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five within a decade;
- ensuring all Indigenous four years olds in remote communities have access to early childhood education within five years;
- halving the gap for Indigenous students in reading, writing and numeracy within a decade;
- halving the gap for Indigenous students in Year 12 attainment or equivalent attainment rates by 2020; and
- halving the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a decade.
Reference: Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on Federal Financial Relations-National Indigenous Reform Agreement Performance indicator data tables: Ministerial Council for Federal Financial Relations |