2022 Closing the Gap Statement
There is a desire in this place to continue to spend what needs to be spent, but to do it in a way that provides practical outcomes for people who are living without housing and for children who are exposed to a childhood that robs them of the innocence of childhood.
That’s totally and absolutely unacceptable in our country in any year, let alone in this year. We will provide support to practical measures.
We will work with the government to provide assistance to those Australians who are most in need.
But we shouldn’t be afraid of having a national conversation about the best way, the best path, to achieve that outcome which is in the best interests of Indigenous Australians and, ultimately, in the best interests of all Australians.