Where has the Closing the Gap framework delivered results?

Did you catch our Chair this week on SBS? Darren Godwell was invited to be part of the program, which asked: Where has the Closing the Gap framework delivered results?

The Chair was asked for his response to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement at Garma Festival of his government's commitment to First Nations people's economic empowerment.

Darren Godwell said: “For 17 years we've invested hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions of dollars into these targets and this framework around social policy. And we need to be honest with people, and we need to be honest with Australians. A lot of those results have not been delivered, and we have not seen improvements on those key targets.”

He stressed the need for Indigenous control and leadership: “Until we're ready to confront that reality and deal in Indigenous leadership and Indigenous control, then I don't think we will see improvement in those statistics.”

Importantly, he acknowledged a major milestone for IBA: “The Prime Minister, the Treasurer and the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs have for the first time moved to give Indigenous Business Australia the legislative powers to leverage greater private sector investment.”

Watch the full interview on SBS On Demand.