The Empowered Communities (EC) Partnership is an Indigenous designed and led place-based reform partnership and aims to improve socioeconomic outcomes and close the disparity gap in two to three generations. This review finds EC shared decision-making is an effective model for empowering Indigenous people. The review’s findings and recommendations provide a case for change.

The plan sets out how New South Wales (NSW) will deliver on the Priority Reforms and socio-economic targets of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. Targeted initiatives to boost outcomes across a range of areas include Aboriginal languages revitalisation, Aboriginal businesses, land activation, social and emotional wellbeing programs, shared data access, maternity and infant...

Priority Reform Three of Closing the Gap is about making government organisations culturally safe and responsive to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This report highlights good practice within government to share knowledge on what transformative action looks like and what it takes to achieve it.

Martu organisation, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa (KJ) shows that there are ways to Close the Gap delivering results that are both culturally grounded and practically effective. This article explores what the KJ Model contributes to the broader conversation about Closing the Gap, highlighting the lessons it offers for policy and practice.

This is the first Aboriginal Water Strategy for New South Wales, Australia. It recognises that water is deeply important to Aboriginal peoples, forming a key part of their connection to Country and the life blood of culture and communities. It aims to keep and strengthen these connections by involving Aboriginal people in water management and...