{"id":1579,"date":"2019-02-16T03:41:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T03:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2019-02-16T03:41:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T03:41:04","slug":"indigenous-education-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/02\/16\/indigenous-education-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Education Boost"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia\u2019s Closing the Gap targets will be redeveloped in partnership with Indigenous Australians for the first time with a direct focus on education as the key to unlocking the potential of this and future generations.
\nThe Prime Minister said the 2019 Closing the Gap report highlighted successes across the country but that refreshed targets were an opportunity to work together to accelerate progress.
\n\u201cToday is a day to celebrate what so many people have helped achieve, but we cannot hide from the fact that on average at the moment Indigenous children do not have the same opportunities as other children growing up in our country,\u201d the Prime Minister said.
\n\u201cWith only two of the seven Closing the Gap targets on track to be met, it\u2019s time to refresh what we\u2019re doing.
\n\u201cThere is hope. Together there\u2019s nothing we can\u2019t achieve.
\n\u201cThe original targets were well intentioned but developed without the collaboration and accountability for states and territories and without input from Indigenous Australians.
\n\u201cWe want a Closing the Gap framework that\u2019s developed alongside Indigenous Australians with targets based on science. That\u2019s why the partnership we took and agreed through the Council of Australian Governments late last year is so important. These things take time, and we are committed to getting it right.\u201d
\nThe Prime Minister said his focus through the refreshed targets would be on education as the key area that can drive generational change, kickstarted by a funding boost for a suite of Indigenous education initiatives.
\n\u201cEducation is the key to skills, to better health, to jobs,\u201d the Prime Minister said.
\n\u201cOur new suite of initiatives builds on the record investments we\u2019re making from the high chair to higher education to ensure the next generation of Indigenous businessmen and women, academics and workers get the education they need to have a foundation for a successful life.\u201d
\nThe package includes:<\/i><\/p>\n