Closing the Gap results still lag, as Shorten pledges compensation fund for Stolen Generations
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The tenth Closing the Gap report, tabled in Parliament by Malcolm Turnbull on Monday, shows only three of the seven targets are on track to be met.
The targets for early childhood education and year 12 attainment are on track and the target to halve child mortality is back on track.
But the remaining targets are not on track - for school attendance,...