ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “First annual Closing the Gap report shows key goals still not being met | ABC News” – below is their description.
The federal government has released its first annual Closing the Gap report.
The new information reveals Australia is still not on track to meet key targets to close the gap between Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in several areas, including life expectancy and suicide.
ABC News (Australia) YouTube Channel
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In This Story: Indigenous Australians
The term Indigenous Australians refers to Aboriginal Australians as well as Torres Strait Islanders, and the term should only be used when both groups are included in the topic being addressed, or by self-identification by a person as Indigenous.
Torres Strait Islanders are ethnically and culturally distinct, despite extensive cultural exchange with some of the Aboriginal groups, and the Torres Strait Islands are mostly part of Queensland but have a separate governmental status.
In the 2016 Australian Census, Indigenous Australians comprised 3.3% of Australia’s population, with 91% of these identifying as Aboriginal only, 5% Torres Strait Islander, and 4% both.