National Agreement for Closing the Gap

The National Agreement for Closing the Gap (Closing the Gap) is an agreement between Australian governments, along with a Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Organisations, aimed at overcoming 'the entrenched inequality faced by too many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people so that their life outcomes are equal to those of all Australians’.

Closing the Gap has its four Priority Reforms:

1. Formal partnerships and shared decision-making.
2. Building the community-controlled sector.
3. Transforming government organisations.
4. Shared access to data and information at a regional level.

Of particular relevance are indicators related to Target 9a and Target 12.

Target 9a: By 2031, increase the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in appropriately sized (not overcrowded) housing to 88 per cent.

Target 12: Reduce the rate of over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care by 45% by 2031.