ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS
Policy
Australia should improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Policy Methods (Federal & State)
To help achieve this Australia should:
- Properly resource, benchmark and report on its national 'Closing the Gap' targets, relating to life expectancy, infant mortality, early childhood development, education and employment.
- Provide greater employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including those that facilitate an ongoing relationship with the land and natural environment.(1)
- More rigorously protect and recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture.
Footnotes:
- One example would be via more prominent resourcing of an enhanced national 'sustainability army' (see ENVIRONMENT policy).
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