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Closing the Gap plan doesn’t address housing crisis, advocates say
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ABC Radio National
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Breakfast with Fran Kelly
Abstract
The Federal Government is unveiling its plan for the new Closing the Gap targets in a bid to improve life expectancy, education and health outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
But some advocates are already warning the new agreement lacks any significant commitment on one key issue: remote housing.
Fran’s Guest is John Patterson, CEO of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the Northern Territory; NT Representative on the Closing the Gap Council
A 10-minute segment of Fran Kelly’s Breakfast Program.