Closing the gap

'Closing the gap' is about making sure Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have the same advantages as all Queenslanders.

  • Quarterly reports and bulletins

    Summary reports and bulletins on progress being made to improve the health and well being of Indigenous Queenslanders.

  • Government Champions

    Government Champions partner with communities to harness combined agency resources to deliver better targeted and more integrated services.

  • LEAP strategyLEAP: Learn Earn Active Places Strategy

    The LEAP: Learning Earning Active Places Strategy (2011-2014) outlines how the government will work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to improve access to education, employment, health and housing opportunities in urban and regional areas.

The Queensland Government works in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities to provide services and support to Closing the Gap, advance reconciliation and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. The Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships has portfolio responsibility for Indigenous affairs.

  • Regional contacts

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services (A&TSIS) has regional offices across Queensland.

  • Programs and initiatives

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services programs and initiatives include alcohol reforms, quarterly reporting for discrete Indigenous communities, Cape York Welfare Reform, retail stores and reconciliation.

  • Government networks

    The Queensland Government participates in a range of networks with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities including Ministerial Roundtables, negotiation tables, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council (QATSIAC) and government champions.

  • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Services

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services (ATSIS) is part of the Department of Communities. ATSIS leads and facilitates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy, engagement and service.