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Metadata item type: | Indicator Set |
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Indicator set type: | COAG IGA |
METEOR identifier: | 611122 |
Registration status: | Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2016 |
Description: | Through the National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA), the Parties commit to working together with Indigenous Australians to Close the Gap in Indigenous disadvantage. In 2008, all governments in Australia committed to work towards ‘Closing the Gap’, with the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreeing to six specific targets and timelines (COAG 2012a). The targets are set out in the NIRA between the Australian Government and the state and territory governments (COAG 2012b). In May 2014, COAG agreed to a seventh target in relation to school attendance (PM&C 2015). COAG has agreed to the following targets: 1. close the gap in life expectancy within a generation (by 2031) 2. halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five within a decade (by 2018) 3. ensure access for all Indigenous four-year-olds in remote communities to early childhood education within five years (by 2013) 4. halve the gap in reading, writing and numeracy achievements for Indigenous students within a decade (by 2018) 5. halve the gap for Indigenous people aged 20-24 in Year 12 attainment or equivalent attainment rates by 2020 6. halve the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a decade (by 2018) 7. close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous school attendance within five years (by the end of 2018). |