Put decisions in our hands: closing the gap requires Indigenous involvement | June Oscar and Rod Little

On National Close the Gap day, we ask to be seen as the dynamic, resilient and self-determining people we are

When the prime minister, Scott Morrison, tabled the 2019 Closing the Gap report last month, we were again reminded about the lack of progress made to address the inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

We know the statistics. They are part of the lived realities that confront our families and our communities across the country.

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