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Closing the Gap aims to improve the lives of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

The poorer health of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples when compared to the non-Indigenous population is no secret – and something can be done about it.

Closing the Gap is a government strategy that aims to reduce disadvantage among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with respect to life expectancy, child mortality, access to early childhood education, educational achievement, and employment outcomes.

Close The Gap is a campaign that aims to bring people together to encourage real, meaningful action to achieve health equality for Indigenous Australians by 2030.

This article looks at the origins, objectives and effectiveness of the Closing the Gap initiative.