Close the Gap

Campaign Update: Support for the Close the Gap campaign is making progress, a year has passed since the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition added their signatures in support of the Close the Gap Coalition's plan to end the 17-year life expectancy gap.

However the Government's recent report card has left many discontented with its progress and fundamental concerns remain due to the continuing suspension of the Racial Discrimination Act. There is still a long way to go to Close The Gap and the Government must now commit to real and consultative solutions so keep your signatures coming!

Indigenous Australians have a life expectancy almost twenty years lower than other Australians. That's unacceptable.

This is our one chance, as all the relevant groups meet with the Government this week, to ensure another Australian generation isn't condemned to third-world health conditions.

The solutions exist to close the health gap - it's a matter of political will. The Close the Gap Coalition has released a detailed plan, and we're calling upon all politicians to commit to it.

Sign the petition today:

"I call on the Australian Government to take action to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within 25 years.

That requires an increase in annual Indigenous health funding by $460 million to enable equal access to health services."
New target - 60,000! 56,966 have joined this campaign - help us get to 60,000.