Understanding the National Agreement
This page includes a number of resources that have been produced to help all Australians to better understand the National Agreement on Closing the Gap (the National Agreement) and how it was developed, including iterations of the National Agreement, information on the history of Closing the Gap, past reports and available data on progress to date.
The Coalition of Peaks have a number of useful resources and reports.
This page also includes policy resources developed by the Joint Council to support the delivery of commitments in the National Agreement.
National Agreement on Closing the Gap
Joint Council Policy Resources
This section contains a set of policy documents and resources endorsed by the Joint Council to progress actions and Priority Reforms identified in the National Agreement.
Agreed in principle by Joint Council on 3 December 2021
Agreed in principle by Joint Council on 3 December 2021
Agreed in principle by Joint Council on 26 August 2022
Agreed in principle by Joint Council on 26 August 2022
Policy Partnerships
Under Priority Reform One of the National Agreement, Parties have committed to building and strengthening structures that empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to share decision-making authority with governments. Clause 38 of the National Agreement commits all Parties to establishing policy partnerships by the end of 2022.
As policy partnerships are established, links to their respective websites will be included below.
