National Indigenous Reform Agreement (2014)

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:

1. closing the life expectancy gap within a generation;
2. halving the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five within a decade;
3. ensuring all Indigenous four years olds in remote communities have access to early childhood education within five years;
4. halving the gap for Indigenous students in reading, writing and numeracy within a decade;
5. halving the gap for Indigenous students in Year 12 attainment or equivalent attainment rates by 2020; and
6. 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 2010:  Ministerial Council for Federal Financial Relations

Supersedes National Indigenous Reform Agreement (2013) Indigenous, Archived 13/12/2013

Has been superseded by National Indigenous Reform Agreement (2015) Indigenous, Archived 18/11/2015

Indigenous Australians achieve health outcomes comparable to the broader population Indigenous, Endorsed 21/07/2010

Indigenous children are born and remain healthy Indigenous, Endorsed 21/07/2010

Indigenous children have access to affordable, quality early childhood education in the year before full-time schooling Indigenous, Archived 01/07/2016

Indigenous children have the same health outcomes as other Australian children Indigenous, Endorsed 21/07/2010

Indigenous people of working age participate effectively in all sectors and at all levels of the labour market Indigenous, Endorsed 21/07/2010

Indigenous people remain healthy and free of preventable disease Indigenous, Endorsed 21/07/2010

Indigenous students meet basic literacy and numeracy standards and overall levels of literacy and numeracy are improving Indigenous, Endorsed 21/07/2010

Schooling promotes social inclusion and reduces the educational disadvantage of children, especially Indigenous children Indigenous, Archived 01/07/2016

The Indigenous workforce age population has the depth and breadth of skills and capabilities required for the 21st century labour market Indigenous, Endorsed 21/07/2010

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 01-Estimated life expectancy at birth, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 02-Mortality rate by leading causes, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 03-Rates of current daily smokers, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 04-Levels of risky alcohol consumption, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 05-Prevalence of overweight and obesity, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 06-Under five mortality rate by leading cause, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 07-Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 08-Tobacco smoking during pregnancy, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 09-Antenatal care, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 10-The proportion of Indigenous children aged 4 and 5 years who are enrolled in, and attending, a preschool program in the year before full-time schooling, by remoteness, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 11-Percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard in reading, writing and numeracy for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 12a-Attainment of Year 12 or equivalent (Census data), 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 12b-Attainment of Year 12 or equivalent (survey data), 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 13-Attendance rates Year 1 to Year 10, 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 14a-Level of workforce participation (Census data), 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 14b-Level of workforce participation (survey data), 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 15a-Proportion of Indigenous 20-64 year olds with or working towards a post-school qualification in Certificate level III or above, (Census data) 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014

National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 15b-Proportion of Indigenous 20-64 year olds with or working towards a post-school qualification in Certificate level III or above (survey data), 2014 Indigenous, Archived 24/11/2014