Closing the Gap Hub

To mark Close the Gap Day on 16 March 2023, the James Martin Institute for Public Policy is pleased to publish articles by leading First Nations voices in research and public policy. These articles aim to inform discussion about how government can meet and exceed Closing the Gap targets working in partnership with and empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

We welcome further contributions to this collection of articles – you can get in touch at thepolicymaker@jmi.org.au and read our submission guidelines here. 

Contributors

Colina Reuben

Heron Loban

Jasmine Miller

Joshua Gilbert

Krystal Lockwood

Nareen Young

Pat Turner

Articles

    The five building blocks that nurtured Sharee’s Strong Spirit

    28 April 2023

    Putting First Nations people in the driver’s seat of community development isn’t just the right thing to do – it delivers better outcomes too.

    Jasmine Miller and Colina Reuben

  • Upstream and downstream strategies to close the gap in criminal justice

    16 March 2023

    It’s 32 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. While progress has been slow – and in some cases retrograde – there is a path to better outcomes for Indigenous people if they are empowered to lead policy responses.

    Krystal Lockwood and Heron Loban

  • Self-determining “Indigenous employment”

    16 March 2023

    Closing – and exceeding – the gap on Indigenous employment outcomes means addressing discrimination and breaking down barriers to achievement.

    Nareen Young and Joshua Gilbert

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  • Self-determining “Indigenous employment”

    16 March 2023

    Closing – and exceeding – the gap on Indigenous employment outcomes means addressing discrimination and breaking down barriers to achievement.

    Nareen Young and Joshua Gilbert

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