Ways the lives of Aboriginal residents could be improved were discussed at a Closing the Gap consultation held in Dubbo on Tuesday.
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About 46 Aboriginal community members took part in the consultation, which was organised by the NSW Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Closing the Gap is a government strategy to reduce disadvantage, which began in 2008 after former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Aboriginal people.
The 'gap' refers to statistics which show Aboriginal children are less likely to attend school than non-Aboriginal children, less likely to complete Year 12 and more likely to die at a young age than when compared to non-Aboriginal children. Other areas where gaps exist include: employment, early childhood education and life expectancy, where Aboriginal people are expected to die almost a decade earlier than non-Aboriginal people.
A new agreement on Closing the Gap will be developed between Aboriginal people and governments, based on feedback received at the consultations.
