Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

  (i) the refresh of the Closing the Gap targets has not yet been completed, and

  (ii) COAG has committed to ensuring that the design and implementation of the next phase of Closing the Gap is a true partnership;

(b) acknowledges that:

  (i) self-determination is key to closing the gap, and

  (ii) a Voice to Parliament would be a historic step for self-determination, justice and healing for First Nations peoples;

(c) urges the Federal, state and territory Governments to work with First Nations peoples to deliver programs that are developed and controlled by and for First Nations peoples; and

(d) calls on all Australian Governments to support the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak bodies to progress a formal partnership with the Council of Australian Governments on Closing the Gap.