The federal government remains committed to truth-telling and treaty, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says, but has cautioned Labor will take time to ensure the national response strikes the right balance.
In his first major speech on Indigenous affairs since the defeat of the Voice to parliament referendum last October, Albanese delivered a formal response to the annual Closing the Gap report on Indigenous disadvantage, 16 years after former prime minister Kevin Rudd delivered the national apology.
Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney said the government would take the time to get its position right.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
The prime minister highlighted four key measures in the report that were getting worse – small children were failing to thrive, more children were now in out-of-home care, more adults were in prison, and the number of suicides had increased.
The report found that just four of 19 socioeconomic outcomes for Aboriginal Australians were on track to meet their targets, while 11 of 19 were improving.
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