Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

It is not the policy of our government to implement a treaty, but it certainly is the policy of our government to work as closely as possible, recognising the crucial role of the co-design principles that the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Mr Wyatt, brought to this approach around closing the gap and this new approach in terms of having designed those targets in conjunction with the Coalition of Peaks, seeking to engage Indigenous Australians at every step of that design approach and seeking to engage in relation to the implementation plan and the priorities—the more than $1 billion of new measures there. Crucially, having the states and territories setting their own targets as well—on which they will be held to account and on which there are review mechanisms in place—enables us not just to see a national picture but also to ensure all levels of government are working towards achieving the improved outcomes that we seek.