The Queensland Government has released its second 'Closing the Gap' report. The report has information on the gap in life outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queenslanders. It also details the Queensland Government's strategies for closing the gap.
The 6 'Closing the Gap' targets link in with 8 strategic areas for action:
- Early childhood
- Schooling
- Health
- Economic participation
- Healthy homes
- Safe communities
- Governance and leadership
- Land and culture
The report is provided in both PDF and RTF formats below.
Closing the Gap report
PDF format
Download the entire Queensland Closing the Gap Report 2008/09
Please note: the large size of this PDF means it may take a while to download. You may prefer to either download the report in sections or download the RTF version of the report.
Download Queensland Closing the Gap report in sections:
- Closing the Gap Report: foreword and executive summary
- Closing the Gap Report: introduction, targets, key indicators
- Closing the Gap Report: early childhood
- Closing the Gap Report: schooling
- Closing the Gap Report: health
- Closing the Gap Report: economic participation
- Closing the Gap Report: healthy homes
- Closing the Gap Report: safe communities
- Closing the Gap Report: governance and leadership
- Closing the Gap Report: land and culture
- Closing the Gap Report: quarterly reports in key indicators
- Closing the Gap Report: demographic overview
- Closing the Gap Report: glossary
- Closing the Gap Report: appendices
- Closing the Gap Report: technical notes
RTF format
Download the Queensland Closing the Gap Report 2008/09
Please note: the RTF format does not include images or maps.
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