THE Australian Medical Association (AMA) believes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led solutions are key to addressing the unmet targets of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
New data from the Productivity Commission shows only four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track to be met by their deadline, while outcomes are declining for several targets, including incarceration, rates of suicide, child removal and early childhood.
"We are disappointed to see progress going backwards in many areas of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, which shows the current approach simply isn't working," said AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen.
She argued that govt must enable First Nations leadership in order to improve outcomes.
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